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Page 90
... Buddhism is pure ; Buddhists are not . The Sinhalese are Buddhists , but in the same breath we may as rightly say that the Sinhalese are believers in numerous gods , sub - gods , and demons , and that non - Buddhist super- naturalism in ...
... Buddhism is pure ; Buddhists are not . The Sinhalese are Buddhists , but in the same breath we may as rightly say that the Sinhalese are believers in numerous gods , sub - gods , and demons , and that non - Buddhist super- naturalism in ...
Page 105
... Buddhism and various types of supernaturalism is not pre- cise , nor is the boundary one of a single dimension . In still another type situation , the Buddhist bhikkhu himself acts as a functionary of the gods . The bhikkhu is not ...
... Buddhism and various types of supernaturalism is not pre- cise , nor is the boundary one of a single dimension . In still another type situation , the Buddhist bhikkhu himself acts as a functionary of the gods . The bhikkhu is not ...
Page 212
... Buddhist doctrine of non - harming , especially non- killing . Amarapura Sect -- A sect or ordination of Buddhist monks , the name of which ( Amarapura ) is derived from the capi- tal of the Burmese Empire . This ordination was intro ...
... Buddhist doctrine of non - harming , especially non- killing . Amarapura Sect -- A sect or ordination of Buddhist monks , the name of which ( Amarapura ) is derived from the capi- tal of the Burmese Empire . This ordination was intro ...
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agricultural almsgiving associated astrologer auspicious Badahela behavior believe betel bhikkhu boutiques bride brothers Bryce Ryan Buddha Buddhist caste cent ceremony Ceylon coconut couple crop culture dagoba daughter demon dhobi distinct dowry economic especially estates exorcizing fact father fields frequently garden girl gods Goyigama groom harvest honor Hooniyam horoscope household heads husband important Jataka Kalutara Kataragama kinship kinsmen less living Lokuliyanage Low Country male marriage married matters nearly neighborhood neighbors Nibbana organization paddy cultivation paddy land parental home participation peasant Pelpola Pelpola Central persons piligeneema pinkama pirith poruva position potters practices prestige priest production rarely rational relationships relatives responses rice rubber sarong secular significance Sinhalese social society Sri Pada status Straus supernatural temple tion traditional trees Undecided University of Ceylon upasaka urban usually values village wage labor wealth wedding Western wife wives women youth