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Henry Parker. and the outer shell of the dome was already rebuilt . It had three basal ledges , above which it appeared to be nearly vertical for several feet in height , the whole dome being apparently almost a hemisphere . A square tee ...
Henry Parker. and the outer shell of the dome was already rebuilt . It had three basal ledges , above which it appeared to be nearly vertical for several feet in height , the whole dome being apparently almost a hemisphere . A square tee ...
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... dome , which is three - fifths of its ( widest ) diameter . The length of the spire is fixed at a quarter of the total height , or three - quarters of the height of the dome . The height of the basal ledges would be eleven - sixteenths ...
... dome , which is three - fifths of its ( widest ) diameter . The length of the spire is fixed at a quarter of the total height , or three - quarters of the height of the dome . The height of the basal ledges would be eleven - sixteenths ...
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... dome sometimes regulated the height of the dome , and less commonly the total height also , the early builders allowed themselves considerable latitude in determining the proportions of the various parts which made up the whole dāgaba ...
... dome sometimes regulated the height of the dome , and less commonly the total height also , the early builders allowed themselves considerable latitude in determining the proportions of the various parts which made up the whole dāgaba ...
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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