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 wander- ing 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 wander- ing 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 prob- ably 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 prob- ably 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 pro- ... 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 pro- ... his character among the Vaeddas is very different from that of the Forest - Deities of the Sinhalese and Wanniyas .
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Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
THE ABORIGINES | 207 |
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according ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow believe belong bricks built called carried cave century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese southern square stone symbol taken Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight whole 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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