Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 327
At first I supposed that these letters were the initials of the various brickmakers ; but now I feel little doubt that they were the initials of pious persons who paid for their manufacture and presented them to the builders of the ...
At first I supposed that these letters were the initials of the various brickmakers ; but now I feel little doubt that they were the initials of pious persons who paid for their manufacture and presented them to the builders of the ...
Page 420
1 is twelve feet long to the point where the stone has given way , and the letters are three inches high . No 2 is fifteen feet long , with letters from two to three inches high , cut about a quarter of an inch deep . No.
1 is twelve feet long to the point where the stone has given way , and the letters are three inches high . No 2 is fifteen feet long , with letters from two to three inches high , cut about a quarter of an inch deep . No.
Page 462
One was inscribed Gapati Sivasa , the householder Siva's ' ; the last letter is near the broken edge of the fragment of ... From the primitive forms of the letters , which do not include a single round s , or the rounded vowels or ...
One was inscribed Gapati Sivasa , the householder Siva's ' ; the last letter is near the broken edge of the fragment of ... From the primitive forms of the letters , which do not include a single round s , or the rounded vowels or ...
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears bank base believed belong bricks building built called cave century B.C. Ceylon chief close coins construction covered cross dāgaba deity demons described district dome early evidently face feet five follows Forest four given half hand head height hill histories holes inches India indicate inscription Kandian kind King known later length lower Mahāvansa means measured mentioned miles monks northern offering original passed perhaps period person pillars played player possibly present probably protection prove Province raised record reference regarding reign represented reservoir river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone structure symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree usual Vaeddas village wall 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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