Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... never bring him by your sister's house or pick him up. Ain't shit in the projects for me.” “So what you saying is he's not your son.” Everything just got quiet in the house, no more fussing. The next morning, Antwent to school. Ant told ...
... never bring him by your sister's house or pick him up. Ain't shit in the projects for me.” “So what you saying is he's not your son.” Everything just got quiet in the house, no more fussing. The next morning, Antwent to school. Ant told ...
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... never danced before and more than likely never will again. I want to stay there for hours, pressed in to her like that, smelling her hair, feeling her warmth on my chest, but we have other things to do. I reluctantly pull away. She ...
... never danced before and more than likely never will again. I want to stay there for hours, pressed in to her like that, smelling her hair, feeling her warmth on my chest, but we have other things to do. I reluctantly pull away. She ...
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... never ate lunch. At least, not during my lunch time. I was too busy working with students (individually and in small groups) reteaching material, tutoring, and otherwise remediating their understanding of something I wished they had ...
... never ate lunch. At least, not during my lunch time. I was too busy working with students (individually and in small groups) reteaching material, tutoring, and otherwise remediating their understanding of something I wished they had ...
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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