Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... deity of Ceylon , dating from pre - Buddhistic times . The oldest gods of the East were mountain deities . In Babylonia they were born on the mountains , and Enlil , the greatest of the early gods , was especially the God of the ...
... deity of Ceylon , dating from pre - Buddhistic times . The oldest gods of the East were mountain deities . In Babylonia they were born on the mountains , and Enlil , the greatest of the early gods , was especially the God of the ...
Page 498
... Deity rather than the Monarch . If so , it is most probably that of a deity on the other oblong coins , and also on the later coins . This view is strongly supported by the design on the coins which I have numbered 24 , 44 , and 52 ...
... Deity rather than the Monarch . If so , it is most probably that of a deity on the other oblong coins , and also on the later coins . This view is strongly supported by the design on the coins which I have numbered 24 , 44 , and 52 ...
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... deity , 158 , 170 ; origin , 157 ; Minister of Ayiyanar , 667 Kaelaniya dāgaba , 316 ; age , 316 ; restoration , 317 ; shape , 317 , 343 ; size , 318 Kaelaniya kingdom , northern boun- dary , 441 ; under Nāgas , 14 Kaelē - bāsa , 123 ...
... deity , 158 , 170 ; origin , 157 ; Minister of Ayiyanar , 667 Kaelaniya dāgaba , 316 ; age , 316 ; restoration , 317 ; shape , 317 , 343 ; size , 318 Kaelaniya kingdom , northern boun- dary , 441 ; under Nāgas , 14 Kaelē - bāsa , 123 ...
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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