The Monk and the Peasant: A Study of the Traditional Sinhalese Village |
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... values ' . One hears this term very often , on public platforms of all kinds , as a catchall signifying almost nothing or something vague . This , however , need not be the case . ' Buddhist values ' is a term that can be precisely ...
... values ' . One hears this term very often , on public platforms of all kinds , as a catchall signifying almost nothing or something vague . This , however , need not be the case . ' Buddhist values ' is a term that can be precisely ...
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... value should not be allowed to be de - valued . Of the many Buddhist values that one can speak of , five of the most important have been selected for exposition in this study . It must be remembered , however , that values , in the ...
... value should not be allowed to be de - valued . Of the many Buddhist values that one can speak of , five of the most important have been selected for exposition in this study . It must be remembered , however , that values , in the ...
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... values from Buddhism , but , in the final analysis , ' Buddhist values ' are no different from those values that are nurtured in other religious systems . The future of the modern world will lie in the understanding and appreciation of ...
... values from Buddhism , but , in the final analysis , ' Buddhist values ' are no different from those values that are nurtured in other religious systems . The future of the modern world will lie in the understanding and appreciation of ...
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