Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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Abhaya ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Bandāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chatta chiefs coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duttha-Gamini early elephant embankment emblem evidently face feet 6 inches Forest Vaeddas four Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide inscription Jataka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later lene length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned Mihintale miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka Pattini pillars player pre-Christian probably Rakshasas reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round sagasa Sambar deer side Siva sluice Southern India spire square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Vahana Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas