Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 135
... known as the Kiri - Amma , which means in Sinhalese Grandmother , ' but in reality in its use by the Vaeddas is equivalent to the Indian and Sinhalese word Dēvi , ' Goddess , ' which is not employed by them . " Mr. Nevill considered her ...
... known as the Kiri - Amma , which means in Sinhalese Grandmother , ' but in reality in its use by the Vaeddas is equivalent to the Indian and Sinhalese word Dēvi , ' Goddess , ' which is not employed by them . " Mr. Nevill considered her ...
Page 139
... known also in the north - western Kandian districts . The Vaeddas locate him at Yangala , near the Mahawaeli - ganga , but he has no temple there . King Mahā - Sēna , who is worshipped by the Kandians and the Wanniyas under the title of ...
... known also in the north - western Kandian districts . The Vaeddas locate him at Yangala , near the Mahawaeli - ganga , but he has no temple there . King Mahā - Sēna , who is worshipped by the Kandians and the Wanniyas under the title of ...
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... known hills isolated in the depths of the wild 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 ...
... known hills isolated in the depths of the wild 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 ...
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