Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... close to avoid injury by thorns , laid close to his head ; and in this attitude and on his own initiative draw himself forward by his forelegs until he has passed completely under heaps of thorny bushes that have been piled up for ...
... close to avoid injury by thorns , laid close to his head ; and in this attitude and on his own initiative draw himself forward by his forelegs until he has passed completely under heaps of thorny bushes that have been piled up for ...
Page 361
... close to the town , for the water - supply of the city and for bathing purposes . It made the best of a very poor catchment area ; had it been supplied with a higher embankment it would have failed to secure much more water in years of ...
... close to the town , for the water - supply of the city and for bathing purposes . It made the best of a very poor catchment area ; had it been supplied with a higher embankment it would have failed to secure much more water in years of ...
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Henry Parker. fitting , close to the face of the wall , of a further lining of woodwork . This alone will account for ... close both the culverts leading out of the wells . Most probably these were worked by means of levers supported by ...
Henry Parker. fitting , close to the face of the wall , of a further lining of woodwork . This alone will account for ... close both the culverts leading out of the wells . Most probably these were worked by means of levers supported by ...
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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