The Monk and the Peasant: A Study of the Traditional Sinhalese Village |
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... pirit . The pupil monk sits besides the teacher , guru hamuduruvo or more technically , upadhyayan vahanse , who ... pirit nula , the sacral thread that the monk ties on laymen after the chanting of pirit , is tied on women by other men ...
... pirit . The pupil monk sits besides the teacher , guru hamuduruvo or more technically , upadhyayan vahanse , who ... pirit nula , the sacral thread that the monk ties on laymen after the chanting of pirit , is tied on women by other men ...
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... pirit nūla is taken from the temple and kept under her pillow . It is also believed that the water of the king - coconut , taembili , magically charmed by pirit , has the power to relieve the pregnant mother of her physical strain and ...
... pirit nūla is taken from the temple and kept under her pillow . It is also believed that the water of the king - coconut , taembili , magically charmed by pirit , has the power to relieve the pregnant mother of her physical strain and ...
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... pirit pinkama , chanting of pirit , for example , brings the entire village into cooperative action . Young men are needed to set up the pirit manḍapa , the enclosure where monks assemble to chant pirit . Artists and artisans are needed ...
... pirit pinkama , chanting of pirit , for example , brings the entire village into cooperative action . Young men are needed to set up the pirit manḍapa , the enclosure where monks assemble to chant pirit . Artists and artisans are needed ...
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