- DOI: 10.2307/3270096
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The Cult of the Goddess Pattini
- D. Shulman , G. Obeyesekere
- Published 1 May 1985
- Sociology, History
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The Pattini Cult: A review on the beliefs on a female deity venerated by people in Sri Lanka and the Hindu-Buddhist synergism in Sri Lanka
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Goddess Pattini is a female deity, worshiped among Buddhists as well as Hindus. Although Goddess Pattini is considered as a Hindu deity, she occupies a supreme position even among Buddhists. While female deities do not occupy major positions in Buddhism, Goddess Pattini is an exception. The origin of Goddess Pattini is South Indian and based on the findings, it is evident that the Pattini cult in Sri Lanka dates back to the 2nd Century A.D. Goddess Pattini is a mesmerizing example of womanhood and the Hindu-Buddhist synergism. There are various mythologies associated with the origin of the Pattini cult and the introduction of the Pattini cult to Sri Lanka. This study is based on qualitative data while books, e-books, newspaper articles, reliable websites, national and international journals have been used as secondary data collection methods in this study. The main aim of this review paper is to focus on the Hindu-Buddhist synergism, to provide a descriptive amount of information gathered about the Pattini cult and the various beliefs on Goddess Pattini spread all over the island and to focus on the common beliefs held by people. Based on this review it is apparent that there are widespread beliefs and mythologies among the Sri Lankan people on the Pattini cult and the Hindu-Buddhist synergism due to the Pattini cult.
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Female deities of Theravada Buddhism: Kannagi and Pattini
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Female deities do not occupy major positions in the Theravada Buddhist pantheon. In Sri Lanka the goddess Pattini is an important exception. And, unlike most other deities revered by Sinhala Buddhists, her origins are particularly South Indian. Pattini is considered the goddess of fertility and health, a guardian of Buddhism and, indeed, protector of the island.
The goddess descends from the wind and cloud and sky She looks at the sorrows of Sri Lanka with her divine eyes She takes the anklet and carries it on her shoulder Arrive O Pattini of wind and cloud and flower.
From Pahan Pujava : Offering of Lights, from the Gammaduwa ritual texts Gananath Obeyesekere, Cult of the Goddess Pattini (Chicago: 1984)
The anklet is an important symbol of the goddess. Kannagi , the central character of the Tamil epic Cilappatikaram (The tale of an Anklet) sought – and gained – justice for her husband wrongfully accused of stealing the queen’s anklet. Kannagi avenged her husband’s death by destroying the city of Madurai, the royal seat – an act that gained the respect and reverence also of people across the samudram. Today her influence continues to be visible in Sri Lanka: she is worshipped by the Hindus of the east and north as Kannaki Amman, but by far the larger numbers of devotees are among the Sinhala Buddhists, from all parts of the island, for whom she is Pattini Amma.
When the time for offering mangoes arrived And seeing that the mangoes were ripe She covered them in cloth at the correct time And offered them to the Buddha.
By the merit of the mango I gave
May I be born in a golden mango…
From the Pattini Patuma , the wish to become a Pattini Gananath Obeyesekere, Cult of the Goddess Pattini (Chicago: 1984)
Sharni Jayawardena is a photographer participating in the Sethusamudram Art Project of the Theertha International Artists Collective. The project, which explores the complex histories shared by India and Sri Lanka, includes both Sri Lankan and Indian artists.
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This essay draws extensively from the comprehensive and detailed study of the worship of Pattini in Sri Lanka and South India by anthropologist Gananath Obeyesekere - The Cult of the Goddess Pattini (1984). According to him, Pattini worship is male oriented, as is all Buddhist worship, albeit for very different reasons.
This long-awaited book is the culmination of Gananath Obeyesekere's comprehensive study of the Pattini cult and its historical, sociological, and psychoanalytical role in the culture of South Asia. A well-known anthropologist and a native of Sri Lanka, Obeyesekere displays his impeccable scholarship and a stunning range of theoretical ...
The legend of Kannagi and Kovalan is found in Silappadikaram, a Tamil epic composed during the Third Sangam period of South Indian literature. It contains information about the apotheosis of Kannagi as Pattini and the subsequent establishment of the cult of Goddess Pattini. Based on Buddhist and Jain philosophies, it was instrumental in establishing the understanding that chastity and total ...
The Pattini Cult: A review on the beliefs on a female deity venerated by people in Sri Lanka and the Hindu- Buddhist synergism in Sri Lanka January 2021 World Wide Web 07 (03) Authors: ~ Wwjmrd ...
Pattini Pattini is a goddess popular among Buddhists of Śrī Lanka and Hindus of that island's east coast. The goddess is the deified form of the woman Kannaki, who was renowned for her chastity. Pattini's life is the theme of the Tamil poem Cilappatikāram, composed during the sixth to ninth centuries. In medieval times, both Hindus and Buddhists assimilated the Pattini cult, suggesting ...
Medagoda Pattini devalaya and Kabulumulla Pattini devalaya are located at the right bank of Kelani River, and that emphasized Kelani River has strong relationship with the cult of goddess Pattini.
Pattini goddess, virgin, wife, and mother; folk deity of Sinhala Buddhists and Jains; and assimilated goddess of the Hindu pantheon has been worshiped in Sri Lanka and South India for fifteen hundred years or more, as she still is today. This long-awaited book is the culmination of Gananath Obeyesekere's comprehensive study of the Pattini cult and its historical, sociological, and ...
Pattini goddess, virgin, wife, and mother; folk deity of Sinhala Buddhists and Jains; and assimilated goddess of the Hindu pantheon has been worshiped in Sri Lanka and South India for fifteen hundred years or more, as she still is today. This long-awaited book is the culmination of Gananath Obeyesekere's comprehensive study of the Pattini cult ...
The Cult of the Goddess Pattini. Pattini—goddess, virgin, wife, and mother; folk deity of Sinhala Buddhists and Jains; and assimilated goddess of the Hindu pantheon—has been worshiped in Sri Lanka and South India for fifteen hundred years or more, as she still is today. This long-awaited book is the culmination of Gananath Obeyesekere's ...
The Pattini Cult: A review on the beliefs on a female deity venerated by people in Sri Lanka and the Hindu-Buddhist synergism in Sri Lanka . Journal Paper; Samarakoon S.M.P, Herapathdeniya S.K.M.K. Worldwide Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development. ...
the Third Sangam period of South Indian literature. It contains information about the apotheosis of Kannagi as Pattini and the subsequent establishment of the cult of Goddess Pattini. Based on
The cult of goddess Pattini is famous in Sri Lanka and highly connected with Sri Lankan culture in many aspects. The main objective of this research is to explicate the cult of goddess Pattini with special reference to environs of the left bank of Kelani River. Therefore, this research was mainly conducted based on the areas of Kaduwela, Nawagamuwa, Hanwella, and Avissavella which are located ...
There are various mythologies associated with the origin of the Pattini cult and the introduction of the Pattini cult to Sri Lanka. This study is based on qualitative data while books, e-books, newspaper articles, reliable websites, national and international journals have been used as secondary data collection methods in this study.
History Goddess Pattini is the deification of Kannagi, who is the central character of the Tamil epic Silapadhikaram of Ilango Adigal, written in India after the 2nd Century CE. After a short time, it was introduced into Sri Lanka and absorbed earlier deities such as Kiri Amma ('milk mother'). Historians attribute the introduction of goddess Pattini to the island to Gajabahu I, a Sinhalese ...
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INTRODUCTION This paper explains how folk religious practices and belief systems of ordinary villagers living on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka have given them early warning of the disaster enabling them to prepare for it and successfully manage disasters in general and natural disasters in particular. In another way, it is about the people's embodied cultural capacity to negotiate with the ...
All of this extrudes the figure of Pattini-she is a female, but devoid of the human female polluting attributes that bar women from her priesthood. Pattini worship is male oriented, as is all Buddhist worship, albeit for very different reasons. Her kapurdlas were trained personnel at one time, but this is changing, as is the perception of Pattini.
The cult of the goddess Pattini by Obeyesekere, Gananath Publication date 1984 Topics Pattini (Buddhist deity) -- Cult, Pattini (Hindu deity) -- Cult Publisher Chicago : University of Chicago Press Collection trent_university; internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 1.6G
Female deities do not occupy major positions in the Theravada Buddhist pantheon. In Sri Lanka the goddess Pattini is an important exception. And, unlike most other deities revered by Sinhala Buddhists, her origins are particularly South Indian. Pattini is considered the goddess of fertility and health, a guardian of Buddhism and, indeed, protector of the island. The goddess descends from the ...
Dance of Ardhanårï as Pattini-Ka½½aki. with special reference to th e Cilappatikåram. R.K.K. Rajarajan. A rare bronze of danci ng Ardhanårï (¸vara), the Androgyne or Herm aphrodite, is in ...
an important and distinguished work by any standards-massive in scope, exhaustive in its presentation of the data, overflowing with in- sights, clearly and brilliantly argued. The guiding framework is an analysis of the major rituals devoted to the goddess Pattini, the gam-. ing by a village or village cluster" (p.
The Cult of the Goddess Pattini. Gananath Obeyesekere. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984. xvii + 629 pp. $42.50 (cloth).
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