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Page 90
... rational- ized to the agnostic , rational , and metaphysical concepts of pure Theravada . The lack of an object of faith in the Buddha's teaching has been supplied by the folk themselves in reference both to their Lord , who deplored ...
... rational- ized to the agnostic , rational , and metaphysical concepts of pure Theravada . The lack of an object of faith in the Buddha's teaching has been supplied by the folk themselves in reference both to their Lord , who deplored ...
Page 173
... rational value which peasant people place upon their village , their lands , their crops , their occupation in ... rationally , rather than a traditionally , ordered economy . Pelpola has not fully assimilated the idea of a market ...
... rational value which peasant people place upon their village , their lands , their crops , their occupation in ... rationally , rather than a traditionally , ordered economy . Pelpola has not fully assimilated the idea of a market ...
Page 174
... rationality might be applied to production . Seventy- eight of the householders ( those who considered themselves to be paddy cultivators ) were asked : " If a new crop were dis- covered which you could sell and with the returns buy ...
... rationality might be applied to production . Seventy- eight of the householders ( those who considered themselves to be paddy cultivators ) were asked : " If a new crop were dis- covered which you could sell and with the returns buy ...
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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