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... it is for his friends and helpers to carry forward the work from this point . The first measurefull should be set aside as an eventual offering to the Kataragama and other deities who protect THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATION 21.
... it is for his friends and helpers to carry forward the work from this point . The first measurefull should be set aside as an eventual offering to the Kataragama and other deities who protect THE ECONOMIC FOUNDATION 21.
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Bryce F. Ryan. eventual offering to the Kataragama and other deities who protect both the farmer and his crops . 4 The rituals of pro- duction are now completed except that there is yet to come the dedication of the deity's share . From ...
Bryce F. Ryan. eventual offering to the Kataragama and other deities who protect both the farmer and his crops . 4 The rituals of pro- duction are now completed except that there is yet to come the dedication of the deity's share . From ...
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... Kataragama or Pattini , takes possession of them and reveals the source of trouble and the procedure for alleviating it . Persons subject to possession are unknown in the vicinity of Pelpola and while the technique has been heard of ...
... Kataragama or Pattini , takes possession of them and reveals the source of trouble and the procedure for alleviating it . Persons subject to possession are unknown in the vicinity of Pelpola and while the technique has been heard of ...
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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