2012, ISBN: 1231688971

[EAN: 9781231688977], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing… Plus…

[EAN: 9781231688977], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 Excerpt: .smelters, executioners. 15. Barrawa badde or Maha badde, tom-tom heaters. 16. Handee. l7. Pallaroo. 18. Olee. 19. Radayo. 20. Palee. 21. Kinnera badde. OUT CASTES.--G?lttar0O. Rhodias. ExraA CASTES.--Tl 1e Singhalese Christians, attached to the Goewanse. The Marakkala, or Moormen, attached to the Karawe. Caste, although at variance with the tenets of Gautama Buddha, was always maintained by the policy of Singhalese kings and the pride of the higher classes. In our enumeration of castes, we have chiefly adopted the arrangement of Dr. Davy; and though we have added some of the subdivisions, yet it is probable that some of the grades are still omitted, whose names are confined to certain parts of the country, and are hardly known out of the districts in which they live. The relative rank of the lower grades of the Kshoodra wanse was never precisely determined, differing often in different provinces. The Singhalese consider their ancient royal race, called Sakya, Ikshwaku, Okaaka and Suraya-wanse, to be of the highest caste; but as none even of the chiefs were of the Brahmin caste, they are at no trouble to decide on the relative precedence of the royal race of the sun with the sacerdotal race of Brahmins, but acknowledge both to be superior to any family now existing in Ceylon. The Goewanse, or Wellale, is by far the largest of the Singhalese castes. Agriculture, which was their original employment, has long ceased to be their sole occupation, both priests and statesmen having been particularly selected from it, until all the hereditary rank, and a great part of the landed property of the country, passed into their hands. The costume of this caste, which may almost be considered national, is equally.<

2012, ISBN: 1231688971

[EAN: 9781231688977], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing … Plus…

[EAN: 9781231688977], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 Excerpt: .smelters, executioners. 15. Barrawa badde or Maha badde, tom-tom heaters. 16. Handee. l7. Pallaroo. 18. Olee. 19. Radayo. 20. Palee. 21. Kinnera badde. OUT CASTES.--G?lttar0O. Rhodias. ExraA CASTES.--Tl 1e Singhalese Christians, attached to the Goewanse. The Marakkala, or Moormen, attached to the Karawe. Caste, although at variance with the tenets of Gautama Buddha, was always maintained by the policy of Singhalese kings and the pride of the higher classes. In our enumeration of castes, we have chiefly adopted the arrangement of Dr. Davy; and though we have added some of the subdivisions, yet it is probable that some of the grades are still omitted, whose names are confined to certain parts of the country, and are hardly known out of the districts in which they live. The relative rank of the lower grades of the Kshoodra wanse was never precisely determined, differing often in different provinces. The Singhalese consider their ancient royal race, called Sakya, Ikshwaku, Okaaka and Suraya-wanse, to be of the highest caste; but as none even of the chiefs were of the Brahmin caste, they are at no trouble to decide on the relative precedence of the royal race of the sun with the sacerdotal race of Brahmins, but acknowledge both to be superior to any family now existing in Ceylon. The Goewanse, or Wellale, is by far the largest of the Singhalese castes. Agriculture, which was their original employment, has long ceased to be their sole occupation, both priests and statesmen having been particularly selected from it, until all the hereditary rank, and a great part of the landed property of the country, passed into their hands. The costume of this caste, which may almost be considered national, is equally.<