Indian Antiquary Vol 45

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 291

ALPHABETICAL GUIDE TO SINHALESE FOLKLORE
Hatara Varan Deviyo. See Guardian Gods. Hat Bisav. See Seven Queens. Hat Kadavara. See Kadavara. Hat Pattini. See Pattini. Hat Raju. See Seven Kings and Kaludäkada Hat-Raju. Hemaya. A goddess, dwelling in the magic mat (see Ața Magula). Hena-gini-halamba. See Bangle. Hetti Nayide. A demon, on whom see Pitiya Devi.
Hin (Sin). A term designating the constellation under which a person is born, together with the 7th, 14th, and 21st of the 27.constellations reckoned from it in order. Evil influences that may arise from these are exorcised in the Hin-dos-pahakirima by invocation of the Buddha's merits. Four Hin are propitiated in Nava-graha-mal-baliya—viz. Yama, Vậyu, Murtu and Kala. To Yama belongs the constellation Adê (with a rat as vehicle, and the S.E. as region); to Vâyu Uturu Putupà (with a goat, on N. W.); to Murtu Hata (with a man, on N. E.); to Kala? (with a leopard, on S. W.).
Hirässa. See Vine.
Honalu Gara. A demon, invoked in Dolos-giri-dev-liyagé purata as haunting cemeteries and eating cakes in large quantities. See Gara
Hora. The part of the day in which & particular planet is in the ascendant: see Planets.
Horn-pulling. On the legend of this sport, see Pallini.
Sulavali Bandara. A spirit, said to have been formerly put to death in ignorance of his rank. Mal-yahan-kavi.]
Hunas-giriya Raja. A god invoked in Pitiyê dalu-mura-kavi. Haniyan Kadavara. A demon, exorcised from women's soles. [Kadavara-lovil.]
Haniyan Yaka (Saniyan). A demon. During the struggle of Rama Raja against tho Asuras, Isvara asked for a boon to overcome the latter, and the great Serpent (Maha-kela Näga-râja), coiled round Mount Meru, belohed forth poisonous smoke; the smoke from his right nostril turned into flame, that from his left nostril became Haniyan Yaka, who received 1000 attendants, and was given powers by the Serpent, by which he smote the world with diseases. [Haniyan-yadinna, Oddisa-kavi.] A H.-y.-kavi relates that the god began, his ravages under the protection of the Buddha Dipankara and Vesamunu. He appears in dreams. Cobras twine round his body; he drinks blood, eats flesh, and scatters the bones on the ground; he licks & human skull; he dashes elephants to earth. He is invoked to come on his horse. His offering is to be placed on a slab 4 spans square, divided into 16 chambers, with a cupola over it. With him is associated a Yakini. Another H.-yakungê kavi relates that the god was born onse from the nostril of the Naga Maha-kela, and once with a Yakini from the left shoulder of Mara. During the war with the Asuras Maha-kela coiled himself round Mount Meru, Isvara struck him, and Meru became crooked; but Vişou plunged into the sea, and made it straight.' Maha-kela then shot flame from his right nostril, and from the left a poisonous smoke; from the latter was born H. He killed and devoured men in many lands, and came to Visala when the plaguer aroge there, but was subdued by Buddha. He carries a huge olub, and has a crooked mouth full of human flesh. He has 1000 followers, and associates with Sanni Yaka; he is under the protection of Vesamunu. The H.-devatá-lavi relates that Visnu himself conceived and bore this god, and describes sacrifices to be made when he causes sickness, which is to