Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... clasped his arms round them , and all seven were caught , but one escaped beneath his hand and fled . ... crushed together , and became the God Kanda - Swāmi ( Skanda ) , with six faces and twelve hands , who rides on a peacock .
... clasped his arms round them , and all seven were caught , but one escaped beneath his hand and fled . ... crushed together , and became the God Kanda - Swāmi ( Skanda ) , with six faces and twelve hands , who rides on a peacock .
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A small marble ball is then tossed in the air by the player , and after it has fallen and while it is in the air on the rebound , she picks up one of the checks and with it in her hand catches the ball before it falls to the ground ...
A small marble ball is then tossed in the air by the player , and after it has fallen and while it is in the air on the rebound , she picks up one of the checks and with it in her hand catches the ball before it falls to the ground ...
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Similar articles are still used by children in Ceylon , the sphere being held between the ends of the fore - finger and thumb of the right hand and propelled by placing the end of the fore - finger of the left hand between them , behind ...
Similar articles are still used by children in Ceylon , the sphere being held between the ends of the fore - finger and thumb of the right hand and propelled by placing the end of the fore - finger of the left hand between them , behind ...
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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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