Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... building with stone , and in the style of decorative design , that may point to earlier or later work . Thus , there are three entirely different types of holes cut for wedging stone , which indicate early , middle - age , and twelfth ...
... building with stone , and in the style of decorative design , that may point to earlier or later work . Thus , there are three entirely different types of holes cut for wedging stone , which indicate early , middle - age , and twelfth ...
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... building in question must have been a house for statues or relics , or both , no buildings intended for the occu- pation or personal use of the monks being ever permitted within the inner enclosure round a dāgaba in Ceylon , according ...
... building in question must have been a house for statues or relics , or both , no buildings intended for the occu- pation or personal use of the monks being ever permitted within the inner enclosure round a dāgaba in Ceylon , according ...
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... building is also not a dāgaba . An undoubted dagaba appears on the Andhra coins 41 and 42 of Plate II of Sir Walter Elliott's Coins of Southern India . It is a building of a different type , having a single dome , with two rows of ...
... building is also not a dāgaba . An undoubted dagaba appears on the Andhra coins 41 and 42 of Plate II of Sir Walter Elliott's Coins of Southern India . It is a building of a different type , having a single dome , with two rows of ...
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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