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Musical rituals of Dalada Maligawa: pertaining to the temple of the sacred tooth

Author: Seneviratna, Anuradha

Keywords: Music
Sri Lanka

Issue Date: 1975

Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi

Description: The aim of this paper is to examine the musical rituals associated with the temple of the Tooth-Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the most sacred and venerated place of worship for Buddhists all over the world. Research of this nature has unfortunately not being undertaken hitherto although a number of articles and papers have appeared in journals and magazines for the purpose of exploring the history and the significance of festivals of the Tooth-relic. This paper is expected to fill a muchfelt vacuum in the study of Buddhist temple rituals.

Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi

Type: Article

Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Seneviratna, Anuradha
dc.coverage.spatial Sri Lanka
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-19T09:15:11Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-19T09:15:11Z
dc.date.issued 1975
dc.description.abstract The aim of this paper is to examine the musical rituals associated with the temple of the Tooth-Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the most sacred and venerated place of worship for Buddhists all over the world. Research of this nature has unfortunately not being undertaken hitherto although a number of articles and papers have appeared in journals and magazines for the purpose of exploring the history and the significance of festivals of the Tooth-relic. This paper is expected to fill a muchfelt vacuum in the study of Buddhist temple rituals.
dc.source Sangeet Natak Akademi
dc.format.extent 21-42 p.
dc.format.mimetype a
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject Music
Sri Lanka
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.issuenumber 36
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Seneviratna, Anuradha
dc.coverage.spatial Sri Lanka
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-19T09:15:11Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-19T09:15:11Z
dc.date.issued 1975
dc.description.abstract The aim of this paper is to examine the musical rituals associated with the temple of the Tooth-Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the most sacred and venerated place of worship for Buddhists all over the world. Research of this nature has unfortunately not being undertaken hitherto although a number of articles and papers have appeared in journals and magazines for the purpose of exploring the history and the significance of festivals of the Tooth-relic. This paper is expected to fill a muchfelt vacuum in the study of Buddhist temple rituals.
dc.source Sangeet Natak Akademi
dc.format.extent 21-42 p.
dc.format.mimetype a
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject Music
Sri Lanka
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.issuenumber 36
dc.format.medium text