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Atlas NoctisA nocturnal atlas of folklore

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Sri Lanka

One entry in one subarea: 1 at grade B. The points fall where the entry was collected, not where the story is set. Hover a point to see the subarea, click it to open the entry.

Sinhalese Buddhist tradition of the low country; documented concentration in the Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces, the Galle area. Ritual and craft centre of reference: Ambalangoda
BMahasonaSri Lanka — Sinhalese Buddhist tradition of the low country; documented concentration in the Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces, the Galle area. Ritual and craft centre of reference: Ambalangoda

The entries, in brief

The folklore of Sri Lanka documented in this atlas: Mahasona. Every entry is placed on the map at the point where it was collected or attested — not where the story is set — and carries its declared grade of documentation (1 at grade B), with the sources it comes from.

Mahasona B
In the most widespread version Mahasona was in life Ritigala Jayasena, a warrior in the time of King Dutugämunu. Drunk, he insulted the giant Gotaimbara and accepted his challenge to unarmed combat: Gotaimbara beheaded him with…

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