Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... who lack almost every kind of social institution , who are not even counted among the outcasts by their civilized neighbours , cannot possibly ever have had the means which make a higher culture of any kind possible .
... who lack almost every kind of social institution , who are not even counted among the outcasts by their civilized neighbours , cannot possibly ever have had the means which make a higher culture of any kind possible .
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It is possible that a room of this kind existed on that site at a much earlier date , and was replaced by a new building in the second century . On each side at the bases of the steps at this dāgaba , as well as at all the more ...
It is possible that a room of this kind existed on that site at a much earlier date , and was replaced by a new building in the second century . On each side at the bases of the steps at this dāgaba , as well as at all the more ...
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The age of this part of the scheme is unknown , but it must be an extremely early work , and possibly the dam was the first one of the kind built in Ceylon . The stones of the dam had been removed before I visited the place ; but a few ...
The age of this part of the scheme is unknown , but it must be an extremely early work , and possibly the dam was the first one of the kind built in Ceylon . The stones of the dam had been removed before I visited the place ; but a few ...
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Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
THE ABORIGINES | 207 |
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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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