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Page 37
... principle , with mud plastered over a lacework of sticks , form comfortable and long lasting dwellings . The cadjan house is the poorest type of dwelling and is most commonly found in the new neighborhoods built on land acquired from ...
... principle , with mud plastered over a lacework of sticks , form comfortable and long lasting dwellings . The cadjan house is the poorest type of dwelling and is most commonly found in the new neighborhoods built on land acquired from ...
Page 167
... principle so readily affirmed in America that the " ditch dig- ger is as good as the banker , " is a type of hypocrisy with which Pelpolans are not familiar . Probably their conformity between value statement and action would be closer ...
... principle so readily affirmed in America that the " ditch dig- ger is as good as the banker , " is a type of hypocrisy with which Pelpolans are not familiar . Probably their conformity between value statement and action would be closer ...
Page 193
... principle rather than specifications of conduct offers wide latitude for change so long as it is consistent with the non- specific normative principles . 12 " 13 It is significant that basic principles of Theravada Bud- dhism ...
... principle rather than specifications of conduct offers wide latitude for change so long as it is consistent with the non- specific normative principles . 12 " 13 It is significant that basic principles of Theravada Bud- dhism ...
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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