Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... ceremony , which is thus in agreement with the practice of the Vaeddas , and is doubtless derived from them . This consent having been obtained , the living together of the young couple , with or without any other ceremony , con ...
... ceremony , which is thus in agreement with the practice of the Vaeddas , and is doubtless derived from them . This consent having been obtained , the living together of the young couple , with or without any other ceremony , con ...
Page 173
... ceremony is ended by the Gamarala's commending the tank , the vil- lage , its residents and their cattle to the protection of the deity . After the harvest is finished the villagers at a public meet- ing appoint a day for the fulfilment ...
... ceremony is ended by the Gamarala's commending the tank , the vil- lage , its residents and their cattle to the protection of the deity . After the harvest is finished the villagers at a public meet- ing appoint a day for the fulfilment ...
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... ceremony . In the end , the Anumaetirāla puts back the Abarana in their places in the sanctum , removes his habiliments , and thus brings the affair to a conclusion . He and the Kapurāla , but no one else , may now eat the offerings ...
... ceremony . In the end , the Anumaetirāla puts back the Abarana in their places in the sanctum , removes his habiliments , and thus brings the affair to a conclusion . He and the Kapurāla , but no one else , may now eat the offerings ...
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THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
STRUCTURAL WORKS | 207 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas