Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... island , but described them as devoid of most of the supernatural attributes of the Yakshas of the early Indian ... island by the last Buddha , Gōtama , as well as by the three previous Buddhas . It is not found in the canonical ...
... island , but described them as devoid of most of the supernatural attributes of the Yakshas of the early Indian ... island by the last Buddha , Gōtama , as well as by the three previous Buddhas . It is not found in the canonical ...
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... island ) . " He came through the air from the Anōtatta Lake in the Himalayas , and alighted at Mahiyangana , on the ... island called Giridipa , the Island of Hills , ' a name which may possi- bly indicate Malayālam , ' the ...
... island ) . " He came through the air from the Anōtatta Lake in the Himalayas , and alighted at Mahiyangana , on the ... island called Giridipa , the Island of Hills , ' a name which may possi- bly indicate Malayālam , ' the ...
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... island is often applied to a tract of land only partly surrounded or bordered by water . Similarly , in the Sinhalese histories India Jambudwipa or Dambadiva , the Island is always known as of Jambu ( trees ) . ' Nāgas are generally ...
... island is often applied to a tract of land only partly surrounded or bordered by water . Similarly , in the Sinhalese histories India Jambudwipa or Dambadiva , the Island is always known as of Jambu ( trees ) . ' Nāgas are generally ...
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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