Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 219
... tank in the Northern Province , and Katiyawa tank , and Kitikaḍawala tank , and some others , in the North - central Province , appear to have been formed in pre - Christian times , although these also are not mentioned by the ...
... tank in the Northern Province , and Katiyawa tank , and Kitikaḍawala tank , and some others , in the North - central Province , appear to have been formed in pre - Christian times , although these also are not mentioned by the ...
Page 249
... tank ' by Parakrama- Bāhu I. This monarch , or Niśśanka - Malla , who reigned a few years later , had a most laudable habit of leaving a record cut on a stone pillar at the larger reservoirs restored by him . There is one at Padawiya tank ...
... tank ' by Parakrama- Bāhu I. This monarch , or Niśśanka - Malla , who reigned a few years later , had a most laudable habit of leaving a record cut on a stone pillar at the larger reservoirs restored by him . There is one at Padawiya tank ...
Page 689
... tanks . Construction a Abhaya - waewa , 360 ; Anuradha's tank , 351 ; Batalagoda - waewa , 397 ; Digha - vāpi , 396 ; Dūratissa tank , 393 : Gāmaņi - vāpi , 364 ; Giant's tank , 219 , 247-251 ; Jaya- vāpi , 363 ; Kandiya - kaṭṭu , 318 ...
... tanks . Construction a Abhaya - waewa , 360 ; Anuradha's tank , 351 ; Batalagoda - waewa , 397 ; Digha - vāpi , 396 ; Dūratissa tank , 393 : Gāmaņi - vāpi , 364 ; Giant's tank , 219 , 247-251 ; Jaya- vāpi , 363 ; Kandiya - kaṭṭu , 318 ...
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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