Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Each player then again arranges his seeds in fours in the cup - holes , taking for the purpose any that were left in the ... but his side of the board is described as ' four - eye , ' referring to the four cups which alone contain seeds ...
Each player then again arranges his seeds in fours in the cup - holes , taking for the purpose any that were left in the ... but his side of the board is described as ' four - eye , ' referring to the four cups which alone contain seeds ...
Page 614
Thus there are some- times eight counters awaiting this double throw before being able to move onward ; and the enemy is almost certain to chop some of them , especially the later four , if he can succeed in getting two counters into ...
Thus there are some- times eight counters awaiting this double throw before being able to move onward ; and the enemy is almost certain to chop some of them , especially the later four , if he can succeed in getting two counters into ...
Page 615
This game is a modification of Pahada Keliya , and is played on a similar diagram , which , however , has only four sets of squares in each arm of the cross , instead of eight ( Fig . 263 ) . It is always drawn on the ground or on a ...
This game is a modification of Pahada Keliya , and is played on a similar diagram , which , however , has only four sets of squares in each arm of the cross , instead of eight ( Fig . 263 ) . It is always drawn on the ground or on a ...
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Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
THE ABORIGINES | 207 |
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Common terms and phrases
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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