Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 343
... early works . The Bubble , or plain hemisphere , was the favourite design in early times , and it is still found in the case of many small dāgabas reconstructed inside cave temples . Nearly all the very early dagabas in Ceylon and India ...
... early works . The Bubble , or plain hemisphere , was the favourite design in early times , and it is still found in the case of many small dāgabas reconstructed inside cave temples . Nearly all the very early dagabas in Ceylon and India ...
Page 534
... early date found in the Tissa excavations ; it is the only early one that I have seen . I also include a modern one in my possession with a very large blade and thick handle , notched at the end , which its owner called an ' arrow ...
... early date found in the Tissa excavations ; it is the only early one that I have seen . I also include a modern one in my possession with a very large blade and thick handle , notched at the end , which its owner called an ' arrow ...
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... early dăgabas , 285 , 328 , 332 , 334 , 459 , 494 Aryan early belief in demons , 3 Asāli - prince Sāli , 444 Asatissa , early village at Tissa , 241 Ascetics ' Forest , 302 Ashta Kālivō , 8 forms of Kāli , 151 ; 8 forms of Bhairava ...
... early dăgabas , 285 , 328 , 332 , 334 , 459 , 494 Aryan early belief in demons , 3 Asāli - prince Sāli , 444 Asatissa , early village at Tissa , 241 Ascetics ' Forest , 302 Ashta Kālivō , 8 forms of Kāli , 151 ; 8 forms of Bhairava ...
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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