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 : nade the lives of the Gods extremely unpleasant . The Gods then addressed a word to Brahma , the Creator of the world : " A Rakshasa named Rāvana having obtained a boon from thee , O Brahma ...
... God of Death , and Indra , and generally : nade the lives of the Gods extremely unpleasant . The Gods then addressed a word to Brahma , the Creator of the world : " A Rakshasa named Rāvana having obtained a boon from thee , O Brahma ...
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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 ...
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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