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<p> the name given to temples in [[Ceylon]] in which Brahminical deities are worshipped. [[Entrance]] to them is forbidden to Europeans. "In the sanctum are the armlets or foot-rings of Pattine, or the weapons of the other deities, with a painted screen before them; but there are no images, or none that are permanently placed; in some' of the ceremonies temporary images are made of rice, or of some other material equally perishable." — Hardy, Eastern Monachism, page 201. </p> | Dewales <ref name="term_37151" /> | ||
==References == | <p> the name given to temples in [[Ceylon]] in which Brahminical deities are worshipped. [[Entrance]] to them is forbidden to Europeans. "In the sanctum are the armlets or foot-rings of Pattine, or the weapons of the other deities, with a painted screen before them; but there are no images, or none that are permanently placed; in some' of the ceremonies temporary images are made of rice, or of some other material equally perishable." '''''—''''' Hardy, Eastern Monachism, page 201. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_37151"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/dewales Dewales from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_37151"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/dewales Dewales from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 15 October 2021
Dewales [1]
the name given to temples in Ceylon in which Brahminical deities are worshipped. Entrance to them is forbidden to Europeans. "In the sanctum are the armlets or foot-rings of Pattine, or the weapons of the other deities, with a painted screen before them; but there are no images, or none that are permanently placed; in some' of the ceremonies temporary images are made of rice, or of some other material equally perishable." — Hardy, Eastern Monachism, page 201.
