Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Kiri - Amma which I have been able to find , and to look upon her as a form of Mōhini rather than Parvati . Seven ... Ammā , the most important of them ; ( 2 ) Pusmarāga Kiri - Ammā ; ( 3 ) Unāpāna Kiri- Ammā ; ( 4 ) Kosgama Kiri ...
... Kiri - Amma which I have been able to find , and to look upon her as a form of Mōhini rather than Parvati . Seven ... Ammā , the most important of them ; ( 2 ) Pusmarāga Kiri - Ammā ; ( 3 ) Unāpāna Kiri- Ammā ; ( 4 ) Kosgama Kiri ...
Page 138
... Kiri - Ammā , while the child is supposed to have died shortly after birth , and to be now separately gifted with divine powers . ' Some state that the Bilindu Yakō are two brothers ; others say that they are seven in number . It is ...
... Kiri - Ammā , while the child is supposed to have died shortly after birth , and to be now separately gifted with divine powers . ' Some state that the Bilindu Yakō are two brothers ; others say that they are seven in number . It is ...
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... Kiri - Ammā . It is made so I was informed , but this may be a mistake — before the lights expire , two being set in the shrine , one for the Goddess and the other for her husband , the Galē Yakā . The prayer was repeated for me as ...
... Kiri - Ammā . It is made so I was informed , but this may be a mistake — before the lights expire , two being set in the shrine , one for the Goddess and the other for her husband , the Galē Yakā . The prayer was repeated for me as ...
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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