Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... bricks used in this series of ancient works . I add also , for comparison , the sizes of the bricks used in the large dagaba at Sanchi in India , which dates from the time of Aśōka1 ( 263-222 B.C. ) , although the measurements are only ...
... bricks used in this series of ancient works . I add also , for comparison , the sizes of the bricks used in the large dagaba at Sanchi in India , which dates from the time of Aśōka1 ( 263-222 B.C. ) , although the measurements are only ...
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... bricks are found . For instance , the short table already given would at least enable any one to distinguish , by the bricks alone , a work of the tenth or twelfth century from one of the second or third century A.D. , and the latter ...
... bricks are found . For instance , the short table already given would at least enable any one to distinguish , by the bricks alone , a work of the tenth or twelfth century from one of the second or third century A.D. , and the latter ...
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... bricks which prove that the building is of pre - Christian age . The size of the bricks found in the Maeņik dāgaba at Tissa shows that it was built at about the same time as the Sandagiri dāgaba at the same city ; or in other words that ...
... bricks which prove that the building is of pre - Christian age . The size of the bricks found in the Maeņik dāgaba at Tissa shows that it was built at about the same time as the Sandagiri dāgaba at the same city ; or in other words that ...
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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