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... pirith ceremony . Pirith , the chant- ing of holy texts in Pali by the priests , is often a ceremony for protection against specific evils ; this one was held as a money raising device for the completion of the dagoba , be- gun some ...
... pirith ceremony . Pirith , the chant- ing of holy texts in Pali by the priests , is often a ceremony for protection against specific evils ; this one was held as a money raising device for the completion of the dagoba , be- gun some ...
Page 100
... pirith is a ceremony which bears close scrutiny for it is at once a Buddhist rite and yet one seemingly directed toward ends other than worship . Pirith chantings become utilizations of the sacred texts themselves for purposes of ...
... pirith is a ceremony which bears close scrutiny for it is at once a Buddhist rite and yet one seemingly directed toward ends other than worship . Pirith chantings become utilizations of the sacred texts themselves for purposes of ...
Page 107
... pirith performed by the vil- lage priests . Pirith services for illness are not common ; here the worlds of planet gods and demons are usually ap- proached directly . Pirith , in these matters , has the role of a generalized anti ...
... pirith performed by the vil- lage priests . Pirith services for illness are not common ; here the worlds of planet gods and demons are usually ap- proached directly . Pirith , in these matters , has the role of a generalized anti ...
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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