Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Little is known of the Vaeddas of the first of the three classes , who are almost inaccessible in their wild forests.1 Formerly they were accustomed to lead a more or less wandering life , which in the case of each little family party ...
Little is known of the Vaeddas of the first of the three classes , who are almost inaccessible in their wild forests.1 Formerly they were accustomed to lead a more or less wandering life , which in the case of each little family party ...
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If , therefore , of the immense number of iron or steel axes that were used in clearing away the forests throughout all the civilised districts of Ceylon for probably more than five hundred years , only two examples have been met with ...
If , therefore , of the immense number of iron or steel axes that were used in clearing away the forests throughout all the civilised districts of Ceylon for probably more than five hundred years , only two examples have been met with ...
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If the Wana - gatta Yakā is , as Mr. Nevill said , the deity whose power extended over the forests , and who is ... his character among the Vaeddas is very different from that of the Forest - Deities of the Sinhalese and Wanniyas .
If the Wana - gatta Yakā is , as Mr. Nevill said , the deity whose power extended over the forests , and who is ... his character among the Vaeddas is very different from that of the Forest - Deities of the Sinhalese and Wanniyas .
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears bank base believed belong bricks building built called cave century B.C. Ceylon chief close coins construction covered cross dāgaba deity demons described district dome early evidently face feet five follows Forest four given half hand head height hill histories holes inches India indicate inscription Kandian kind King known later length lower Mahāvansa means measured mentioned miles monks northern offering original passed perhaps period person pillars played player possibly present probably protection prove Province raised record reference regarding reign represented reservoir river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone structure symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree usual Vaeddas village wall wide wihāra Yakā
Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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