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skin round his waist, a tassel on his bow, a meteoric bolt (sama-sära), a trident, etc.: his arms and shoulders shine with sandal. He gmites Yakas, and heals sickness; he has a golden bower at Hapirik-gama. Another S.-K.-kavi relates that Saman, Nama-näti Upasaka Deva, and Sandun-mal Kumaru came into the world for the protection of mankind. Sandun comes flying through the air with music. He was born from a lump of sandal-powder held by Valli Amma in her right hand when she went to bathe. His hair is blue, and is coiled upon his head. He wears a gold chain, a leopard's skin bound round his waist, bangles, an armlet, and a golden cord over his shoulders, and holds a bow, a Rima-arrow', and a blue cane. Flowers and lamps are offered to him. He sacrifices to the Buddhist Faith and to Kataragama Deva, who gave the world into his charge. He spreads a cloth wrung out in the water, and stands shivering upon it. He came to Ceylon in state, to the terror of the Yakinis, and was given a golden stylus and book (of. Kaludäkada Kumaru) and took charge of kitchens and almsgiving. He speaks the 18 languages, and utters charms. He sent Ayyanar before him. He heals epidemics, carries caskets of piril-tel (oil consecrated by Buddhist priests at the Pirit rites) restores dagabas, and ties the Yakas to stakes. Another S.-k.-kavi, besides some similar details, states that he received the golden sword with which the Hair retic was cut off, and dwells with it near Kadira-male. He was born from a sandal flower, and obtained authority from the Fire Bangle. His belly, shoulders, and chest are smeared with sandal-dust, his tangled hair hangs down his back; he has a silver-mounted cane; he visits Kändäva, near Anuradhapura; he caused sanctuaries to be built at Kataragama and elsewhere. See also Devatar Bandara.
Sandun-Kumari Kiri Amma. See Kiri Amma.
Sandun-Kumari Yakini. A female spirit invoked in the Samayan-pädura as loving sandalwood and antimony.
Sandun Kumaru. See Devatar Bandara. Sandun-madana. See Ratikan. Sandun-madana-rati-madana. A consort of Rati-madana : see Ratikan." Sandun-mal Kumara. See Sandun Kumara.
Sankha pala. A demon, son of king Sankha of Saukha-nu vara and Asupali Kumari. When he was a boy he ran away into the forest. Vesa munu sent him to the cemeteries. There ne flayed a corpse and wore its skin, and dragged corpees about. He possessed the queen with many kinds of fits. (S.-yddinna.)
Sankha Raja. Father of Sankhapala.
Sanni Yaka. This demon causes cholera, convulsions, epilepsy, etc. The legend in Sanni-yak-upata tells that he was the grandson of the king and queen of Sankhapalanuvara. Once the queen dreamed she held a flower in each hand, which according to the Astrologers portended the birth of twins. After 10 months she bore twins, a son and a daughter, who, the astrologers said, were fated in sixteen years to ruin the country. They grew up, and married one another. Having quarrelled with his wife, the prince cut her in two and hung the corpse on a tree. It fell down; the two parts joined themselves together, and a child was born thence. The child became Sanni Yaka, who with a troop of demons entered Sankhapala-nuvara, and every day killed a thousand men. A Sanni-yakdä nané, describing a ritual to exorcige Sanni, narrates various exploits of Gautama Buddha. among them his visit to Ceylon, his beholding Däļimunda, Pûrņaka, Kara-roma, Âņdi, Demala Vaka the 8 Bhairavas, Mallava Yaka, Tota Yaka, Vatuka Demala, Oddisa, etc., and his subduing of Sanni, to whom he gave leave to receive offerings in Ceylon. A S.-ya-kavi, giving
