Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... miles ; this was afterwards reduced to twelve miles , as given by Mr. Childers in his Pāli Dictionary ; and an estimate by Professor Rhys Davids in his work On the Ancient Coins and Measures of Ceylon , p . 17 , made it between seven ...
... miles ; this was afterwards reduced to twelve miles , as given by Mr. Childers in his Pāli Dictionary ; and an estimate by Professor Rhys Davids in his work On the Ancient Coins and Measures of Ceylon , p . 17 , made it between seven ...
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... miles , or a length of 7 miles for a yōjana . Uruwēla city is also said ( p . 107 ) to be five yōjanas from Anuradhapura . The distance in a direct line to the mouth of the Malwatta - oya , near which it may have been built , is 45.6 ...
... miles , or a length of 7 miles for a yōjana . Uruwēla city is also said ( p . 107 ) to be five yōjanas from Anuradhapura . The distance in a direct line to the mouth of the Malwatta - oya , near which it may have been built , is 45.6 ...
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... miles , or by the present road , which is very devious , 86 miles . The relics were taken there in a procession like that to Siriwaḍdhana - nuwara , during the reign of the same king . Possibly the word yōjana was written instead of ...
... miles , or by the present road , which is very devious , 86 miles . The relics were taken there in a procession like that to Siriwaḍdhana - nuwara , during the reign of the same king . Possibly the word yōjana was written instead of ...
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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