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... sermons , bana . The monk delivers bana , in the hall designated the bana ge or bana maḍuva , and often refers to many sacred books , bana pot . While the monk delivers his sermon , bana kiyanava , the peasant listens to it : bana ...
... sermons , bana . The monk delivers bana , in the hall designated the bana ge or bana maḍuva , and often refers to many sacred books , bana pot . While the monk delivers his sermon , bana kiyanava , the peasant listens to it : bana ...
Page 104
... sermon- hall , to listen to a monk's sermon , they all sat , almost touching each other , on mats spread on the floor . It is said that even members of the royal family had to sit on the floor , along with others , when they visited the ...
... sermon- hall , to listen to a monk's sermon , they all sat , almost touching each other , on mats spread on the floor . It is said that even members of the royal family had to sit on the floor , along with others , when they visited the ...
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... sermon delivered by the monk who is chosen to wear this robe . Pinkam , merit - generating rituals of the temple , are by definition , religious activities that require mass participation at all levels , making monks and peasants ...
... sermon delivered by the monk who is chosen to wear this robe . Pinkam , merit - generating rituals of the temple , are by definition , religious activities that require mass participation at all levels , making monks and peasants ...
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