The Monk and the Peasant: A Study of the Traditional Sinhalese Village |
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... gods and Brahmas who occupy the highest heavens . Second , the presence of other beings who are held sacred by the peasant . These are gods and godlings who owe their allegiance to the Buddha . Some of these gods have come into being as ...
... gods and Brahmas who occupy the highest heavens . Second , the presence of other beings who are held sacred by the peasant . These are gods and godlings who owe their allegiance to the Buddha . Some of these gods have come into being as ...
Page 94
... God Saman have compassion . Those on pilgrimage , from its beginning to its end , look upto the gods for their protection and blessings . Since they have to trek a long distance , step by weary step , and since their tracks lie through ...
... God Saman have compassion . Those on pilgrimage , from its beginning to its end , look upto the gods for their protection and blessings . Since they have to trek a long distance , step by weary step , and since their tracks lie through ...
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... god is donated . When a peasant wishes to make a vow to the gods to invoke their blessings , particularly when the peasant or a member of his family is afflicted with any of the so - called ' gods ' diseases ' , deyyange leda , such as ...
... god is donated . When a peasant wishes to make a vow to the gods to invoke their blessings , particularly when the peasant or a member of his family is afflicted with any of the so - called ' gods ' diseases ' , deyyange leda , such as ...
Common terms and phrases
ambalama arecanut atta auspicious baeta Bandāra betel bhikkhu blessings Buddha Buddhist budu Budun bulat called cattle chanting child civara community of monks culture dāne denotes Deviyo devotee Dhamma dukkha flowers gedara gods hāmuduruvo hēvisi Image House Jātaka kamata karanava Kataragama kathina kavi kind king kiri known land layman maduva maha mahattaya Martin Wickramasinghe merit monk monks and peasants mother Nāga nirvāna nivan novice offered paddy fields paen Pali Pali stanza parents peasant perahaera performed phrase pilgrim pilgrimage pinkam pirit Pota pōya precept to abstain pūjā Rain Retreat rāla recited religious rice rite of passage ritual robe sabba sacred sādu samādiyāmi I take sangha Satakaya sermon Sri Lanka stupa take the precept teacher temple Ten Precepts term threshing floor traditional Sinhalese village upāsaka upasampada vaeda vahanse values vandanā veda venava vēramani sikkhāpadam samādiyāmi verses worship පූජා මේ වහන්සෙ වේරමණී සික්ඛාපදං සමාදියාමී