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List of the Sinhalese lunar and solar months, compiled from the Vaidya- 

 lanhara, with the corresponding names of the English months : — ■ 



Corresponding 



Lunar Months. 



Solar Months. 



English Months. 



1. 



Bak 



.. Mesa 



April 12 to May 12 



2. 



Wesak 



.. Vrasambha .. 



. May to June 



3. 



Poson 



. . Mituna 



June to July 



4. 



Esala 



.. Kataka 



July to August 



5. 



Nikiniya 



.. Sinha 



August to September 



6. 



Binara 



.. Kanni 



September to October 



7. 



Wak 



.. Tula 



October to November 



8. 



11 



.. Wurchi 



November to December 



9. 



Unduwak 



.. Dhanu 



December to January 



10. 



Durutu 



.. Makara 



January to February 



11. 



Navan 



.. Kumbha ... 



February to March 



12. 



Medindina . 



.. Mina 



March to April 



The quarters of the moon are called as follows : — First quarter, mase 

 pdya ; second quarter, atawaka; full moon, pahaloswaka poya ; fourth 

 quarter, atawaka. 



Kalata is a digit, or one-sixteenth part of the moon, and 16 kalavas com- 

 pose the disc of the moon sandamadala. 



26 Firstly, the seasons were divided into six, each division comprising 

 two months, as follows : — 

 1. Wasantha, spring 



2. Grlsma, hot season, summer... 



3. Warusha, rainy 



4. Sarath, sultry, autumn 



5. Hemanta, misty 



6. Sisira, cold, winter 



1. Bak 



2. Wesak 



3. Poson 



4. Esala 



5. Nikiniya .. 



6. Binara 



7. Wak 



8. II 



9. Unduwak ., 



10. Durutu .. 



11. Navan 



12. Medindina.. 



Mesa 



Vrasambha 

 Mituna 

 Kataka 

 Sinha 

 Kanni 

 Tula 

 Wurchi 

 Dhanu 

 Makara 

 Kumbha 

 Mina 



Secondly, they are divided into three in a religious point of view, 

 comprise the following months 



1, Gimhana, hot season 



and 



2. Washana, rainy season 



3. Hemantha, misty season 



f 1. Bak 



Mesa 



I 2. Wesak 



Vrasambha 



\ 3. Poson 



Mituna 



L. 4. Esala 



Kataka 



f 5. Nikiniya ... 



Sinha 



1 6. Binara 



Kanni 



< 7. Wak 



Tula 



t 8. 11 



Wurchi 



f 9. Unduwak ... 



Dhanu 



I 10. Durutu 



Makara 



j 11. Navan 



Kumbha 



[12. Medindina... 



Mina 



See Alwis' Sidat Sangardwa, p. 39, in notes, and VaidyalanMra. 



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