Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... already stated that ' we cannot avoid the conviction that they stand in a close affinity to the Aborigines of India . ' ( The Veddas of Ceylon , Translation , p . 131. ) island . The custom is an evident survival from a THE VAEDDAS 21.
... already stated that ' we cannot avoid the conviction that they stand in a close affinity to the Aborigines of India . ' ( The Veddas of Ceylon , Translation , p . 131. ) island . The custom is an evident survival from a THE VAEDDAS 21.
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... Veddas , published in the Memoirs of the Royal Academy of Science of Berlin , in 1881 , and translated for the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1888 , p . 110 . THE III THE MODERN VAEDDAS AND WANNIYAS HE following account ...
... Veddas , published in the Memoirs of the Royal Academy of Science of Berlin , in 1881 , and translated for the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1888 , p . 110 . THE III THE MODERN VAEDDAS AND WANNIYAS HE following account ...
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
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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