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· ALPHABETICAL GUIDE TO SINHALESE FOLKLORE
Ata-visi Mangale. Soe Mangalê.
Avara Bisava. A female demon, invoked in Ratikan-madana-bisavage kavi. See Ratikan-madana Yakini. She seems to be the same as Avara Mahipala, on whom see Vas.
Avara-kell. A demon; see Ratikan, Riri Yaka. Avara-madana. See Ratikan. Avara-madana-mal-madana. A consort of Rati- madana; see Ratikan. Avara Yak. A demon invoked in Tota-kumara-santiya.
Avatara Devatar. A demon said to have been a companion of Nâ-mal Kumara, Kaludakada Hat-raju, and Mini-maru Yaka, 9. v.
Avatara Yaku. A demon, invoked in Mal-keli-yadinna as having his body wreathed with vipers and cobras.
Ayilakkandi. A female demon, on whom see Riri Yaka and Turmeric. Ayirandan Pattini. See Pattini.
Ayyanar (Ayyanaka, Hari-hara-putra). An Ayyanaka-devi-kavi relates that Pulvan, having visited in the form of a goddess somo Rşis who dwelt in a forest with their arrow, conceived a child, who came forth from his mother's right side. This was A., who went to the gods' assembly on an elephant, and was weloomed by them. When Buddha went to the Mallava park, he gave the world into the charge of A., From Madura A. sailed with thousands of Demala Yakas and 5 great deities of the Malava land in a boat 40 cubits long, built in 4 months of crystal fetched from many lands by Kam bili Yaka, upon which was a seven-storied pavilion. The boat began to sink, whereupon the Malava deities sacrificed an elephant, which caused it to float. They landed at Jaffna, whence A. rode along the coast on his white elephant to the temple of Kalature. He built a temple at Vîrakkuliya, which he made over to Ilandari Devata ; he gave Kam bili Yaka charge of 4 folds at Pattieliya ; to Kadavara he gave Velayudha (a place, or the symbol of Kanda?); he visited Amunekola, and inspired a votary, who erected there a post in his honour. When A.'s boat was sunk by Kanavara, Kambili Karavara paddled it along the shore : see Kambili Kadavara. He 18 said to have come to Ceylon with princes of the Ariya-vamsa in the days of Bhuvaneka bâhu ; vide Vanni-puvata. He is associated with Muttu-mári, q. v. His bangle, said to create fire, is invoked in Ran-halamba-kavi and Halamba-gantiya. He is said to have been sent in advance by Sandun Kumara. He was worshipped at Mâvatu-patuna (vide Tilakapirivan Thera's Kovul-sandesaya).
Badra-kali. See Kali. Baga Yaka. A demon in the troop of Däļimunda. Bahirani. Eight Bahirâni spirits are present in the skin of the cobra (see Cobra). Bahirava. See Bhairava.
Bahu. Invoked in Gana-devi-hälla as dwelling in the S. E. quarter, travelling through the ocean, and carrying in his hand a "rê" fish.
Bahupati. Mother of Andi Kada vara, q. v. Bak-na-gaha-des-kivu Pattini. See Pattini. Bala. A spirit, propitiated in Yak-pidavila.
Bala-bhadra. A deity, who dwells in the leopard whose skull is used in the rite of Ata Macula, q.v. Invoked in Tis-päyê kima as regent of the 18th paya, carrying a mace and ploughshare.
Bala Devi. Invoked in Amara-santiya.
