සංස්කෘතික අනන්‍යතාව ගොඩනැගීම උදෙසා පුරාවෘත්ත භාවිතය

Abstract

Human culture is a very important subject area in the study of man. According to anthropologists, only
man can maintain a culture. Some anthropologists said that the personality of man is also greatly affected
in the analysis of culture. They termed personality as the behavioral patterns that are often used by a
person and the strategies that are used to solve the various problems that they face. Here the relationship
of culture from birth to formation, growth and survival of man is highlighted. Accordingly, it will be
clear that the culture of which he is a part and the history of the group or society to which he belongs
influence the development of a man's personality. The personality developed in this way is completely
connected with the individuality of man. however, man cannot exist without his culture because his
personality and individuality are dependent on his cultural identity. Therefore, the personality and
individuality of man is shaped by the social culture in which he exists. It seems that this construction is
done by using legends and literature of respective societies. Also, the value systems of the society to
which a certain person belonged, are included in literature folk tales, folk poems, and the advice of
elders. These legends are a collection of fables considered to be ancient stories. what is under
investigation here is the construction of that cultural identity by using those legends. according to that,
the poem ‘’Daru Nalavilla’’ by the poet S. Mahinda (Tibetan) thero of the Colombo era, is investigated
using the content analysis method.