Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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This applies almost equally to the wildest members of the race , and is proved conclusively by the wide variation in the ... as the numerous remains of ancient wihāras prove - must have accelerated this change of lan- guage ; at every ...
This applies almost equally to the wildest members of the race , and is proved conclusively by the wide variation in the ... as the numerous remains of ancient wihāras prove - must have accelerated this change of lan- guage ; at every ...
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The occasional dances at night by the Vaeddas also prove that the cult is quite unconnected with sun worship . The following is a nearly complete list of all the hills in the Kandian districts on which the Dancing Rocks are situated ...
The occasional dances at night by the Vaeddas also prove that the cult is quite unconnected with sun worship . The following is a nearly complete list of all the hills in the Kandian districts on which the Dancing Rocks are situated ...
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prove that stone - cutting had been practised for a long period prior to the reign of Aśōka - or had possessed in Ceylon a long acquaintance with the art , even although any very early work done by them cannot be recognised now .
prove that stone - cutting had been practised for a long period prior to the reign of Aśōka - or had possessed in Ceylon a long acquaintance with the art , even although any very early work done by them cannot be recognised now .
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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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