Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 274
... southern wall of the city . The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of this bank , it would be 4020 ...
... southern wall of the city . The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of this bank , it would be 4020 ...
Page 386
... SOUTHERN RESERVOIRS During the third century B.C. , King Mahā - Nāga , the brother of Dēvānam - piya Tissa , and tributary king of southern Ceylon , appears to have formed a reservoir called Tissa - vāpi , at his capital , Māgama . He ...
... SOUTHERN RESERVOIRS During the third century B.C. , King Mahā - Nāga , the brother of Dēvānam - piya Tissa , and tributary king of southern Ceylon , appears to have formed a reservoir called Tissa - vāpi , at his capital , Māgama . He ...
Page 397
... southern part of what is now the Eastern Province was of so much importance in pre - Christian times that it may be ... southern sluice , its flood - escape , and a building which may have been a wihāra , close to the southern end of the ...
... southern part of what is now the Eastern Province was of so much importance in pre - Christian times that it may be ... southern sluice , its flood - escape , and a building which may have been a wihāra , close to the southern end of the ...
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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