Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... pillars , 21 feet 3 inches high , also with tenons on the capitals ; in the third circle 40 pillars , 19 feet 9 inches high , with a round boss חןןןן ww Horned Lions 67 . Birds . 68 . Xxxx 66. Pillar Capital 69. Details of Pillar . FIG ...
... pillars , 21 feet 3 inches high , also with tenons on the capitals ; in the third circle 40 pillars , 19 feet 9 inches high , with a round boss חןןןן ww Horned Lions 67 . Birds . 68 . Xxxx 66. Pillar Capital 69. Details of Pillar . FIG ...
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... pillars . The dwarfs carved on them are repeated on the outermost pillars ; on the others their place is taken by horned lions , sitting upright on their haunches and facing front , with their fore - paws raised to the level of their ...
... pillars . The dwarfs carved on them are repeated on the outermost pillars ; on the others their place is taken by horned lions , sitting upright on their haunches and facing front , with their fore - paws raised to the level of their ...
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... pillars were fixed round two of the dāgabas , at one of which this is explicitly stated to have been the special reason for their erection . Such festoons of lamps were not hung simply as decorations ; they were well - known demon ...
... pillars were fixed round two of the dāgabas , at one of which this is explicitly stated to have been the special reason for their erection . Such festoons of lamps were not hung simply as decorations ; they were well - known demon ...
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THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
STRUCTURAL WORKS | 207 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas