The Monk and the Peasant: A Study of the Traditional Sinhalese Village |
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... offered to the Buddha , as if he were a living being . The term Buddha püjă , offering to the Buddha , is generally ... offered . Thus if curries are offered , the word vyañjanam is substituted ; if sweets are offered , the word ...
... offered to the Buddha , as if he were a living being . The term Buddha püjă , offering to the Buddha , is generally ... offered . Thus if curries are offered , the word vyañjanam is substituted ; if sweets are offered , the word ...
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... offering of flowers , pahan pūjā , offering of lamps , suvanda pūjā , offering of perfume , āhāra pūjā , offering of food ... offered , the layman is expected to wash his hands with paen , water , and sprinkle some paen on the flowers ...
... offering of flowers , pahan pūjā , offering of lamps , suvanda pūjā , offering of perfume , āhāra pūjā , offering of food ... offered , the layman is expected to wash his hands with paen , water , and sprinkle some paen on the flowers ...
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... offered to the Buddha , as if he were a living being . The term Buddha pūjā , offering to the Buddha , is generally ... offered . Thus if curries are offered , the word vyañjanam is substituted ; if sweets are offered , the word ...
... offered to the Buddha , as if he were a living being . The term Buddha pūjā , offering to the Buddha , is generally ... offered . Thus if curries are offered , the word vyañjanam is substituted ; if sweets are offered , the word ...
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