Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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are traditionally supposed to be the descendants of some of the Tamil captives brought from Southern India by Gaja - Bāhu I , in the second century A.D. These people , though nearly as much isolated among the Sinhalese as the Vaeddas ...
are traditionally supposed to be the descendants of some of the Tamil captives brought from Southern India by Gaja - Bāhu I , in the second century A.D. These people , though nearly as much isolated among the Sinhalese as the Vaeddas ...
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Following the example of their Tamil neighbours , the Wanniyas and the Tamil - speaking Vaeddas do not eat Monkeys , which , however , form a regular item in the diet of all Vaeddas of the interior , and with the exception of the small ...
Following the example of their Tamil neighbours , the Wanniyas and the Tamil - speaking Vaeddas do not eat Monkeys , which , however , form a regular item in the diet of all Vaeddas of the interior , and with the exception of the small ...
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Mr. Nevill considered her to be a form of Parvati , the wife of the God Siva , who , as the mountain - born goddess , the daughter of the Himālaya personified , is called in Tamil Kiri - Amman , ' the Hill Mother , ” kiri being the ...
Mr. Nevill considered her to be a form of Parvati , the wife of the God Siva , who , as the mountain - born goddess , the daughter of the Himālaya personified , is called in Tamil Kiri - Amman , ' the Hill Mother , ” kiri being the ...
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears bank base believed belong bricks building built called cave century B.C. Ceylon chief close coins construction covered cross dāgaba deity demons described district dome early evidently face feet five follows Forest four given half hand head height hill histories holes inches India indicate inscription Kandian kind King known later length lower Mahāvansa means measured mentioned miles monks northern offering original passed perhaps period person pillars played player possibly present probably protection prove Province raised record reference regarding reign represented reservoir river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone structure symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree usual Vaeddas village wall wide wihāra Yakā
Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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