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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a 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 ...
a 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 21 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 ...
in the face adjoining the water , and 21 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 ...
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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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