Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Yet the fact that the only name for the northern portion of Ceylon was ' the Island of Nāgas , ' must be held to prove that some beings designated Nāgas once inhabited it . The word Näga may be applied either to human beingsthere are ...
Yet the fact that the only name for the northern portion of Ceylon was ' the Island of Nāgas , ' must be held to prove that some beings designated Nāgas once inhabited it . The word Näga may be applied either to human beingsthere are ...
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In the forest near the northern end of the embankment , Mr. C. F. S. Baker , the engineer who surveyed the tank , met with some ruins which may indicate the site of this ancient city , Pāli nāgara . Detailed surveys have shown that when ...
In the forest near the northern end of the embankment , Mr. C. F. S. Baker , the engineer who surveyed the tank , met with some ruins which may indicate the site of this ancient city , Pāli nāgara . Detailed surveys have shown that when ...
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According to the drawings , the northern one was 80 feet and , the southern one 140 feet from the centre of the bank , these being distances that are far greater than those at other similar embankments , in which the well is usually ...
According to the drawings , the northern one was 80 feet and , the southern one 140 feet from the centre of the bank , these being distances that are far greater than those at other similar embankments , in which the well is usually ...
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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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