Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Sinhalese . It is never cut , and is tied in a knot at the back of the head ( as stated by Knox , p . 62 ) , exactly like that of all Sinhalese . Photographs of some Village Vaeddas who have been brought to Kandy and elsewhere to be ...
... Sinhalese . It is never cut , and is tied in a knot at the back of the head ( as stated by Knox , p . 62 ) , exactly like that of all Sinhalese . Photographs of some Village Vaeddas who have been brought to Kandy and elsewhere to be ...
Page 45
... Sinhalese . The men never allow their hair to hang down beyond the upper ... Sinhalese . They have no tradition regarding their origin , and no ... Kandy and near Kuru- nāegala ; but a Sinhalese folk tale places some on the ...
... Sinhalese . The men never allow their hair to hang down beyond the upper ... Sinhalese . They have no tradition regarding their origin , and no ... Kandy and near Kuru- nāegala ; but a Sinhalese folk tale places some on the ...
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... Sinhalese , although I obtained some verbal evidence , possibly of little value , in favour of it ; but I believe ... Kandy . In it the word Vaeddas ' is written Vaeddan and Vaeddhan ; the latter shows the transition from Vyädha ...
... Sinhalese , although I obtained some verbal evidence , possibly of little value , in favour of it ; but I believe ... Kandy . In it the word Vaeddas ' is written Vaeddan and Vaeddhan ; the latter shows the transition from Vyädha ...
Contents
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