Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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The Mātale district was evidently full of Vaeddas at that period . The manuscript also contains a bare reference to the reason of the invasion of Ceylon by the Sőlians of Madura in the reign of Wankanāsika Tissa ( 110-113 A.D. ) .
The Mātale district was evidently full of Vaeddas at that period . The manuscript also contains a bare reference to the reason of the invasion of Ceylon by the Sőlians of Madura in the reign of Wankanāsika Tissa ( 110-113 A.D. ) .
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Mangalya Dēyiyā evidently is the God Mangala , wliom Mr. Nevill mentioned as being anciently worshipped in the Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts . He stated that when . offerings were presented to him invocations were addressed to a ...
Mangalya Dēyiyā evidently is the God Mangala , wliom Mr. Nevill mentioned as being anciently worshipped in the Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts . He stated that when . offerings were presented to him invocations were addressed to a ...
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Thus in most respects the game resembles the Sinhalese Asi - keliya , which is evidently a variant of it . Pachis , ' Twenty - five , ' is the Indian form of the same game . Its Tamil name is Sokkattān ( commonly pronounced in Colombo ...
Thus in most respects the game resembles the Sinhalese Asi - keliya , which is evidently a variant of it . Pachis , ' Twenty - five , ' is the Indian form of the same game . Its Tamil name is Sokkattān ( commonly pronounced in Colombo ...
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears bank base believed belong bricks building built called cave century B.C. Ceylon chief close coins construction covered cross dāgaba deity demons described district dome early evidently face feet five follows Forest four given half hand head height hill histories holes inches India indicate inscription Kandian kind King known later length lower Mahāvansa means measured mentioned miles monks northern offering original passed perhaps period person pillars played player possibly present probably protection prove Province raised record reference regarding reign represented reservoir river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone structure symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree usual Vaeddas village wall 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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