Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Occasionally , however , a savage Sloth - bear ( Ursus labiatus ) mauls them when met face to face at a sudden turn in a narrow jungle track.1 A Vaedda once related to me a story of an incident of this kind , which cost him the loss of ...
Occasionally , however , a savage Sloth - bear ( Ursus labiatus ) mauls them when met face to face at a sudden turn in a narrow jungle track.1 A Vaedda once related to me a story of an incident of this kind , which cost him the loss of ...
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monolithic pillars , 13 inches wide in the face , the inner one being as high as the uppermost cornice , and being surmounted by a stone lion sitting on his haunches on a square capital with a Buddhist railing of two bars on its face ...
monolithic pillars , 13 inches wide in the face , the inner one being as high as the uppermost cornice , and being surmounted by a stone lion sitting on his haunches on a square capital with a Buddhist railing of two bars on its face ...
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in the face adjoining the water , and 2 feet to one in the outer face . The up - stream face was not protected as usual by a layer of small boulders . The total height was about 30 feet . The top was considerably worn down , so that the ...
in the face adjoining the water , and 2 feet to one in the outer face . The up - stream face was not protected as usual by a layer of small boulders . The total height was about 30 feet . The top was considerably worn down , so that the ...
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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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