Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Padawiya tank , in the North - central Province , appears to have been built by King Maha - Sena . According to my information , it is called in a rare manuscript ( the Maha Jalanandana ) Maha Ratmala tank , which is included in the ...
Padawiya tank , in the North - central Province , appears to have been built by King Maha - Sena . According to my information , it is called in a rare manuscript ( the Maha Jalanandana ) Maha Ratmala tank , which is included in the ...
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The special point of interest in the Kirindi - oya dam is the astonishing fact that instead of being taken across the river by the shortest possible line , as one would expect , it was built at an oblique angle , which , from the traces ...
The special point of interest in the Kirindi - oya dam is the astonishing fact that instead of being taken across the river by the shortest possible line , as one would expect , it was built at an oblique angle , which , from the traces ...
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... 289 Sabaras Vaeddas , 20 Saessãēruwa , inscription , 444 Saddha - Tissa , K. , 279 , 283 ; armour , 524 ; built Dighavapi dāgaba , 318 ; built monastery , 393 ; built outer shell of Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , 283 , 284 Saddle , 548 Sakka ...
... 289 Sabaras Vaeddas , 20 Saessãēruwa , inscription , 444 Saddha - Tissa , K. , 279 , 283 ; armour , 524 ; built Dighavapi dāgaba , 318 ; built monastery , 393 ; built outer shell of Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , 283 , 284 Saddle , 548 Sakka ...
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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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