The Beggar in Sri Lanka

able-bodied acts alms ancient and medieval appearance art of persuasion attitudes auction Avissawella Badulla become a beggar beggar group BEGGAR IN SRI beggar leader beggar organization beggar population beggar women beggar-leaders beggar-lore belong Bodhisatva Buddhist child beggar collected Colombo City cultivate deformed disabled disguise earn economic engaged enjoyed gars gentlemen beggars hospital imparted increase initiation interest Jātaka Kandy Karma Kataragama Kinnaraya living-in experience locality look lore lower castes magical rituals Maharagama meal methodology move non-beggars number of beggars old beggar parents participant observation method Perera person pimps problem Ratnapura reference religious Rodiyas role rural areas Sarvodaya sexual sing Sinhala Sinhalese social society Sri Jayawardenapura Sri Lanka Sri Pada story sub-groups succour suffering sung Tamil temporary beggar thugs tions town underworld urban areas usually Vesak village wayfarers woman World Vision International would-be Yachakas young