Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Among the southern Village Vaeddas , and in the adjoining Sinhalese districts , offerings of the first - fruits obtained ... To the seven Kiri - Ammās of the south , a single offering is made in the same kind of shrine when the men are ...
Among the southern Village Vaeddas , and in the adjoining Sinhalese districts , offerings of the first - fruits obtained ... To the seven Kiri - Ammās of the south , a single offering is made in the same kind of shrine when the men are ...
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Offerings of food are made by the Tamil - speaking Vaeddas to their deceased relatives , excluding infants . ... The offering is first made seven days after the death , and subsequently once a year , after the Hindu custom .
Offerings of food are made by the Tamil - speaking Vaeddas to their deceased relatives , excluding infants . ... The offering is first made seven days after the death , and subsequently once a year , after the Hindu custom .
Page 169
The celebrant then removes the offering , of which all the hunting party partake . On the return from their expedition the same offering is repeated in the same manner ; but the officiator merely says , “ Wanniyā Baņdāra , we met with a ...
The celebrant then removes the offering , of which all the hunting party partake . On the return from their expedition the same offering is repeated in the same manner ; but the officiator merely says , “ Wanniyā Baņdāra , we met with a ...
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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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