Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... God of Death , and Indra , and generally made the lives of the Gods extremely unpleasant . The Gods then addressed a word to Brahma , the Creator of the world : " A Rākshasa named Rāvana having obtained a boon from thee , O Brahma , in ...
... God of Death , and Indra , and generally made the lives of the Gods extremely unpleasant . The Gods then addressed a word to Brahma , the Creator of the world : " A Rākshasa named Rāvana having obtained a boon from thee , O Brahma , in ...
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... God , ' and who , according to Indian authorities , took her form temporarily so as to enable the Gods to cheat 2 the Demons at the celebrated Churning of the Ocean by the Gods and Asuras ( or demons ) in order to produce Amrita , the ...
... God , ' and who , according to Indian authorities , took her form temporarily so as to enable the Gods to cheat 2 the Demons at the celebrated Churning of the Ocean by the Gods and Asuras ( or demons ) in order to produce Amrita , the ...
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... gods of the East were mountain deities . In Babylonia they were born on the mountains , and Enlil , the greatest of the early gods , was especially the God of the Mountain . Such also were the great Indian Gods , Indra , Vishnu , Rudra ...
... gods of the East were mountain deities . In Babylonia they were born on the mountains , and Enlil , the greatest of the early gods , was especially the God of the Mountain . Such also were the great Indian Gods , Indra , Vishnu , Rudra ...
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