Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... jungle , without making the least sound , is astonishing . They have assured me that when the leaves lying on the ground are not too dry they can steal up to any animal in the forests without rousing it , and kill it while asleep , or ...
... jungle , without making the least sound , is astonishing . They have assured me that when the leaves lying on the ground are not too dry they can steal up to any animal in the forests without rousing it , and kill it while asleep , or ...
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... jungle , until we got into a path which I recog- nised . I was then no ionger inexperienced ; I had lived for several years in jungle stations , and had been accustomed to jungle shooting and elephant tracking . The men who were with me ...
... jungle , until we got into a path which I recog- nised . I was then no ionger inexperienced ; I had lived for several years in jungle stations , and had been accustomed to jungle shooting and elephant tracking . The men who were with me ...
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... jungle , and often at considerable distances from any villages . Even where such sites occur in the immediate neigh- bourhood of the jungle hamlets it is generally found that little is known of them by the inhabitants , who have no ...
... jungle , and often at considerable distances from any villages . Even where such sites occur in the immediate neigh- bourhood of the jungle hamlets it is generally found that little is known of them by the inhabitants , who have no ...
Contents
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