Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Wijaya married a Yakkha princess , called Kuwēni , and with her advice and assistance succeeded in overcoming her countrymen and making himself master of at any rate a considerable part of Ceylon . A great part of the story of Wijaya's ...
... Wijaya married a Yakkha princess , called Kuwēni , and with her advice and assistance succeeded in overcoming her countrymen and making himself master of at any rate a considerable part of Ceylon . A great part of the story of Wijaya's ...
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... Wijaya , Paṇḍuwāsa - Dēva , and Abhaya are correctly given by the annalists , and no kings are omitted by them , Wijaya 1 In his Early History of India , p . 145 , Mr. V. A. Smith makes the date 272 or 273 B.C. cannot possibly have ...
... Wijaya , Paṇḍuwāsa - Dēva , and Abhaya are correctly given by the annalists , and no kings are omitted by them , Wijaya 1 In his Early History of India , p . 145 , Mr. V. A. Smith makes the date 272 or 273 B.C. cannot possibly have ...
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... Wijaya and Panduwāsa- Děva as the sole kings whose reigns might have lasted a little longer than the time stated in the histories . If it be permis- sible to assume that both were not more than 25 when they became kings , Wijaya's age ...
... Wijaya and Panduwāsa- Děva as the sole kings whose reigns might have lasted a little longer than the time stated in the histories . If it be permis- sible to assume that both were not more than 25 when they became kings , Wijaya's age ...
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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