Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Chiefs Clan , ' from which alone the Vaedda chiefs and kings were taken in ancient times . If these chiefs were civilised , many of the other members of the same leading clan were probably equally civilised . 2. Their knowledge of ...
... Chiefs Clan , ' from which alone the Vaedda chiefs and kings were taken in ancient times . If these chiefs were civilised , many of the other members of the same leading clan were probably equally civilised . 2. Their knowledge of ...
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... chiefs were included among the most important per- sonages next to the three superior Kandian chiefs . The Matale district was evidently full of Vaeddas at that period . The manuscript also contains a bare reference to the reason of the ...
... chiefs were included among the most important per- sonages next to the three superior Kandian chiefs . The Matale district was evidently full of Vaeddas at that period . The manuscript also contains a bare reference to the reason of the ...
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... chiefs . Such Yakās as this one and the Baṇḍāras mentioned below are generally believed to notify their position in ... chiefs , or heroes , or ancestors , are found six chiefs of a King Wijaya - Bāhu ; but THE DEITIES 153.
... chiefs . Such Yakās as this one and the Baṇḍāras mentioned below are generally believed to notify their position in ... chiefs , or heroes , or ancestors , are found six chiefs of a King Wijaya - Bāhu ; but THE DEITIES 153.
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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