Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... probably the only period when these excessively large ones were made . Colossal sitting and reposing statues of Buddha cut out of the solid rock , at which the bricks are of pre - Christian date or the first century A.D. , and other ...
... probably the only period when these excessively large ones were made . Colossal sitting and reposing statues of Buddha cut out of the solid rock , at which the bricks are of pre - Christian date or the first century A.D. , and other ...
Page 393
... probably because that was the line of the rocks on which they were founded . It is certain that the dam and its channel are not of much later date than the Duratissa tank next described , which in many years could not be expected to ...
... probably because that was the line of the rocks on which they were founded . It is certain that the dam and its channel are not of much later date than the Duratissa tank next described , which in many years could not be expected to ...
Page 520
... probably no state monopoly of coinage , nor even a state issue of money.1 Every person would thus be at liberty to stamp it with his own mark . Thus if a trader had formed an opinion that a particular emblem of this kind was a specially ...
... probably no state monopoly of coinage , nor even a state issue of money.1 Every person would thus be at liberty to stamp it with his own mark . Thus if a trader had formed an opinion that a particular emblem of this kind was a specially ...
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