Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... inches wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also worn at the mouth , and is 6 inches wide below this part , and 9 inches deep . Hole No. 22 is 12 inches wide to the ...
... inches wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also worn at the mouth , and is 6 inches wide below this part , and 9 inches deep . Hole No. 22 is 12 inches wide to the ...
Page 385
... inches wide . There was a single rectangular stone culvert , 13 inches wide and 12 inches high in the inlet portion , and 12 inches wide and 12 inches high in the outlet part , the latter being raised 3 inches above the floor of the ...
... inches wide . There was a single rectangular stone culvert , 13 inches wide and 12 inches high in the inlet portion , and 12 inches wide and 12 inches high in the outlet part , the latter being raised 3 inches above the floor of the ...
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... inches wide and 20 inches high , separated by a wall 2 feet 8 inches thick , having side- walls and cover - stones 18 inches thick , and a floor 2 feet thick . They were 154 feet long , and the total length from the entrance of the ...
... inches wide and 20 inches high , separated by a wall 2 feet 8 inches thick , having side- walls and cover - stones 18 inches thick , and a floor 2 feet thick . They were 154 feet long , and the total length from the entrance of the ...
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THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
STRUCTURAL WORKS | 207 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas