Pattini Devi
deity Sinhalese single tradition · 1
Pattini Devi is the Goddess of Healing in Sinhalese tradition. The Sinhalese people believe that diseases like chickenpox and measles are punishments by the gods for human frailty, and they pray to Pattini Devi during such illnesses. When a family member is infected, they hold dānas (alms-givings) in her honor.
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- Lord Buddha
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“During such illnesses, they pray to Pattini Devi, the Goddess of Healing. When a family member is infected, they hold dānas (alms-givings) in her honor, called Kiri-ammāwarungè dānaya (the Nursing Mothers' Alms-Giving).”
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