Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Kataragama , and adopted and reared her until the War - God Skanda married her . He learnt that it was formerly the duty of this clan to act as guards of the Katara- gama temple in south - eastern Ceylon , and that they resided in the ...
... Kataragama , and adopted and reared her until the War - God Skanda married her . He learnt that it was formerly the duty of this clan to act as guards of the Katara- gama temple in south - eastern Ceylon , and that they resided in the ...
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... Kataragama in 1819 he found two enclosures there , and said of them , ' In the largest square are the Kataragama Dēwāla [ temple ] , and the Dēwāla of his brother Gaṇa [ Gaņēsa ] ; a wihāra dedicated to Buddha in a state of great ...
... Kataragama in 1819 he found two enclosures there , and said of them , ' In the largest square are the Kataragama Dēwāla [ temple ] , and the Dēwāla of his brother Gaṇa [ Gaņēsa ] ; a wihāra dedicated to Buddha in a state of great ...
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... Kataragama , the attentions of all Sin- halese travellers in the forests and jungles of the interior of Ceylon . So far as the Kandians are concerned , they are the deities , above all others , whose powers are specially pro- tective in ...
... Kataragama , the attentions of all Sin- halese travellers in the forests and jungles of the interior of Ceylon . So far as the Kandians are concerned , they are the deities , above all others , whose powers are specially pro- tective in ...
Contents
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