Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... India could have no knowledge of the religious notions of the South - Indian hill tribes . Did the aborigines , then , take over Rudra from the Aryans at a later date ? This also seems improbable , as apparently the mountaineers , at ...
... India could have no knowledge of the religious notions of the South - Indian hill tribes . Did the aborigines , then , take over Rudra from the Aryans at a later date ? This also seems improbable , as apparently the mountaineers , at ...
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... India . In any case , there can be no doubt that the credit of its development and extension in the island is due to some of the first Sinhalese rulers and their responsible advisers . The nature of the flat plains around the sites of ...
... India . In any case , there can be no doubt that the credit of its development and extension in the island is due to some of the first Sinhalese rulers and their responsible advisers . The nature of the flat plains around the sites of ...
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... India.1 Leather armour was provided for the horses , and in India a high hair plume was fixed on the head of each , between the ears.3 In the second or third century B.C. the men rode without saddles , a skin rug being perhaps employed ...
... India.1 Leather armour was provided for the horses , and in India a high hair plume was fixed on the head of each , between the ears.3 In the second or third century B.C. the men rode without saddles , a skin rug being perhaps employed ...
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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