Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Forest Vaeddas and the wilder Village Vaeddas are the same people . It is a mistake to suppose that all Village Vaeddas are of more mixed descent than the Forest Vaeddas ; many are simply Forest Vaeddas who have settled down in recent ...
... Forest Vaeddas and the wilder Village Vaeddas are the same people . It is a mistake to suppose that all Village Vaeddas are of more mixed descent than the Forest Vaeddas ; many are simply Forest Vaeddas who have settled down in recent ...
Page 68
... Forest and Village Vaeddas do not bathe . One man stated that he caught cold after the only bath he ever took , and therefore he had abandoned the practice as too dangerous . It will easily be understood that many of them are not very ...
... Forest and Village Vaeddas do not bathe . One man stated that he caught cold after the only bath he ever took , and therefore he had abandoned the practice as too dangerous . It will easily be understood that many of them are not very ...
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... forests , and who is pro- pitiated only when great want of success follows the hunts- man's toils , ' his character among the Vaeddas is very different from that of the Forest - Deities of the Sinhalese and Wanniyas . Mr. Nevill ...
... forests , and who is pro- pitiated only when great want of success follows the hunts- man's toils , ' his character among the Vaeddas is very different from that of the Forest - Deities of the Sinhalese and Wanniyas . Mr. Nevill ...
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