Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Indra are appealed to : - She , too , who wanders like an owl at night - time , hiding her body in her guilt and malice , May , she fall downward into endless caverns . May press - stones with loud ring destroy the demons . Spread out ...
... Indra are appealed to : - She , too , who wanders like an owl at night - time , hiding her body in her guilt and malice , May , she fall downward into endless caverns . May press - stones with loud ring destroy the demons . Spread out ...
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... Indra ( see above ) . Kuvēra , the God of Wealth , with his attendants the Yak- shas , who were demons of another type , in some respects not much better than the Rakshasas , but of a higher rank , then took up his residence in Ceylon ...
... Indra ( see above ) . Kuvēra , the God of Wealth , with his attendants the Yak- shas , who were demons of another type , in some respects not much better than the Rakshasas , but of a higher rank , then took up his residence in Ceylon ...
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... Indra - Indra's self is Pava- māna [ Sōma ] , yea , the Bull ' ( ix , 5 , 7 ) . ' Indu [ Sōma ] is Indra ' ( ix , 5 , 9 ) . It is most probably in this aspect , as Sōma , the ' ever- watchful ' protector from demoniacal interference ...
... Indra - Indra's self is Pava- māna [ Sōma ] , yea , the Bull ' ( ix , 5 , 7 ) . ' Indu [ Sōma ] is Indra ' ( ix , 5 , 9 ) . It is most probably in this aspect , as Sōma , the ' ever- watchful ' protector from demoniacal interference ...
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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