Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 471
... Symbol resembling three or four leaves ( not beads ) projecting from the sides of a hollow , towards its centre ; traces of a symbol above it ; a long elliptical punch - mark , the symbol in which is partly destroyed by the next one ...
... Symbol resembling three or four leaves ( not beads ) projecting from the sides of a hollow , towards its centre ; traces of a symbol above it ; a long elliptical punch - mark , the symbol in which is partly destroyed by the next one ...
Page 473
... symbol , a Tree , and other worn punch - marks , one of them appearing in the figure to be the three beads ... symbol was the emblem most generally employed . The symbol consisting of two concentric circles from which project six ...
... symbol , a Tree , and other worn punch - marks , one of them appearing in the figure to be the three beads ... symbol was the emblem most generally employed . The symbol consisting of two concentric circles from which project six ...
Page 517
... symbol . This design sometimes takes the place of the Taurine ' emblem on the early coins . · Its place appears to be filled among modern Sinhalese magical diagrams against evil spirits by a design which is repeated constantly in them ...
... symbol . This design sometimes takes the place of the Taurine ' emblem on the early coins . · Its place appears to be filled among modern Sinhalese magical diagrams against evil spirits by a design which is repeated constantly in them ...
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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