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... Yakshas and nagas are heard of in ancient India . They appear as peoples of advanced civilization who wielded great power . The yakshas are described as a hill tribe , agriculturists and builders of cities : the nagas as a maritime ...
... Yakshas and nagas are heard of in ancient India . They appear as peoples of advanced civilization who wielded great power . The yakshas are described as a hill tribe , agriculturists and builders of cities : the nagas as a maritime ...
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... yakshas , these legends evidently relating the conversion of yaksha - worshipping tribes . As is the way with ... yakshas , and their ' abodes ' retain the perquisites of the earlier cults . The conception of yakshas as malignant spirits ...
... yakshas , these legends evidently relating the conversion of yaksha - worshipping tribes . As is the way with ... yakshas , and their ' abodes ' retain the perquisites of the earlier cults . The conception of yakshas as malignant spirits ...
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... yaksha princess , Kuveni , who immediately treated him to display of her supernatural powers . The prince , being a ... yakshas meanwhile had been conquered , with Kuveni's assistance , and Vijaya and his follow- ers decided to stay in ...
... yaksha princess , Kuveni , who immediately treated him to display of her supernatural powers . The prince , being a ... yakshas meanwhile had been conquered , with Kuveni's assistance , and Vijaya and his follow- ers decided to stay in ...
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1st century 2nd century 3rd century Adam's Peak Agrabodhi ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura Ariya Chakravarti Batticaloa Batuta British Buddhist building built capture century A.D. century king century later coast of Ceylon Colombo dagaba Dastota Delft Devanampiya Devanampiya Tissa Dissave Dondra Dutch elephants French Galle Ganga Government Governor Hakmane Hambantota harbour Hindus India inhabitants inscription Jaffna Kaddaiparichchan Kandy Kandyan Kantaka Cetiya kingdom Kirinda known Knox Knox's land Lanka legend light lighthouses Maha Mahagama Mahavamsa Mahaveli Mannar Island Matara mentions Mihintale miles mountain nagas navigable North officers palmyrah Pandukabhaya Parakrama Bahu Paranavitana Paulusz pearls port Portuguese prince Puttalam record refers remains river road rock Rohona Roman round royal sailed salt sculpture sent ships shrine Sinhalese Sinhalese king stone story Street stupa Suffren tamarind tree Tamil Tangalle temple Tennent toddy trade tradition Trincomalee Verugal Vihara Vijaya village Weligama wild yakshas