The Monk and the Peasant: A Study of the Traditional Sinhalese Village |
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... Image House and explained to me the scenes in the murals and in a moment , I was transferred to a wonderful world of supernatural beings , headed by the Buddha himself . The vihārādhipati , the chief incumbent , of our temple ...
... Image House and explained to me the scenes in the murals and in a moment , I was transferred to a wonderful world of supernatural beings , headed by the Buddha himself . The vihārādhipati , the chief incumbent , of our temple ...
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... Image House moulding images of the Buddha , his followers , deities and other beings who often appear in Buddhist literature . Of the different kinds of sculptures he executed the most difficult one was that of the Buddha , for errors ...
... Image House moulding images of the Buddha , his followers , deities and other beings who often appear in Buddhist literature . Of the different kinds of sculptures he executed the most difficult one was that of the Buddha , for errors ...
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... Image House , and makes offerings of flowers and food to the Buddha image . He winds up his ritual by ringing the temple bell thrice . If it is a large monastery , he has to conduct special services , feva , thrice a day , beginning ...
... Image House , and makes offerings of flowers and food to the Buddha image . He winds up his ritual by ringing the temple bell thrice . If it is a large monastery , he has to conduct special services , feva , thrice a day , beginning ...
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