Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Rig - Veda had already termed them foolish . Although there is nothing in this legend of the Rāmāyana to indicate that the composer of even the last section possessed more than the slightest knowledge of Ceylon , most of the geo ...
... Rig - Veda had already termed them foolish . Although there is nothing in this legend of the Rāmāyana to indicate that the composer of even the last section possessed more than the slightest knowledge of Ceylon , most of the geo ...
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... Rig Veda , i , 154 , 3 ( Griffiths ' translation ) , he is called ' The Bull far - striding , dwelling on the mountains . ' 2 Her name is derived from the word Mohani , delusion , fascination , and in South India she is always ...
... Rig Veda , i , 154 , 3 ( Griffiths ' translation ) , he is called ' The Bull far - striding , dwelling on the mountains . ' 2 Her name is derived from the word Mohani , delusion , fascination , and in South India she is always ...
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... Rig Veda- every day discomfited the demons , and dispelled the darkness under cover of which they exerted their powers . Naturally , according to this view of the purpose of the emblems , this is the commonest of all designs on the ...
... Rig Veda- every day discomfited the demons , and dispelled the darkness under cover of which they exerted their powers . Naturally , according to this view of the purpose of the emblems , this is the commonest of all designs on the ...
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