Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Forest Vaeddas and the wilder Village Vaeddas are the same people . It is a mistake to suppose that all Village Vaeddas are of more mixed descent than the Forest Vaeddas ; many are simply Forest Vaeddas who have settled down in recent ...
... Forest Vaeddas and the wilder Village Vaeddas are the same people . It is a mistake to suppose that all Village Vaeddas are of more mixed descent than the Forest Vaeddas ; many are simply Forest Vaeddas who have settled down in recent ...
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... Forest and Village Vaeddas do not bathe . One man stated that he caught cold after the only bath he ever took , and therefore he had abandoned the practice as too dangerous . It will easily be understood that many of them are not very ...
... Forest and Village Vaeddas do not bathe . One man stated that he caught cold after the only bath he ever took , and therefore he had abandoned the practice as too dangerous . It will easily be understood that many of them are not very ...
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... forests , and who is pro- pitiated only when great want of success follows the hunts- man's toils , ' his character among the Vaeddas is very different from that of the Forest - Deities of the Sinhalese and Wanniyas . Mr. Nevill ...
... forests , and who is pro- pitiated only when great want of success follows the hunts- man's toils , ' his character among the Vaeddas is very different from that of the Forest - Deities of the Sinhalese and Wanniyas . Mr. Nevill ...
Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
STRUCTURAL WORKS | 207 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas