The Monk and the Peasant: A Study of the Traditional Sinhalese Village |
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... blessings and victory . In such instances , the drummer is accompanied by the man who blows the haggeḍiya , conch - shell . The magul bere can be heard at the very beginning of the ritual known as pirit chanting . It is beaten in order ...
... blessings and victory . In such instances , the drummer is accompanied by the man who blows the haggeḍiya , conch - shell . The magul bere can be heard at the very beginning of the ritual known as pirit chanting . It is beaten in order ...
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... blessings on the expectant mother to ensure safe delivery . Blessings are conferred by reciting pirit . One particular Pali sutta that has special relevance for pregnant mothers is that known as Angulimāla sutta , the Sermon of ...
... blessings on the expectant mother to ensure safe delivery . Blessings are conferred by reciting pirit . One particular Pali sutta that has special relevance for pregnant mothers is that known as Angulimāla sutta , the Sermon of ...
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... blessings accrue May all gods protect By the glory of all the Buddhas May security ever be yours . Another important event in the life of a Sinhala child is the rite which celebrates the first partaking of cooked rice , known as indul ...
... blessings accrue May all gods protect By the glory of all the Buddhas May security ever be yours . Another important event in the life of a Sinhala child is the rite which celebrates the first partaking of cooked rice , known as indul ...
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