Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... residence ) at the Mahā Wihāra , the great Buddhist temple founded at Anuradhapura in the middle of the third century B.C. It is expressly mentioned that several histories were extant in his time , and were consulted by him .
... residence ) at the Mahā Wihāra , the great Buddhist temple founded at Anuradhapura in the middle of the third century B.C. It is expressly mentioned that several histories were extant in his time , and were consulted by him .
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1 ) was unearthed in 1883 in my presence , and it must , I believe , belong to the third century B.C. A second ( No. 2 ) was taken out of another part of the same stratum , and therefore probably belongs to either the second or third ...
1 ) was unearthed in 1883 in my presence , and it must , I believe , belong to the third century B.C. A second ( No. 2 ) was taken out of another part of the same stratum , and therefore probably belongs to either the second or third ...
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Aztecs ( Plate 44 , Fejervary Codex , in Third Ann . Rep . S.B. of Ethnology , Plate III ; Fig . 9 , p . 60 ) . No. 6. Troy ( Schliemann . Troy , p . 130 , Fig . 78 ; Plate 48 , Fig . 480 ) . Archaic Greek Pottery ( Waring .
Aztecs ( Plate 44 , Fejervary Codex , in Third Ann . Rep . S.B. of Ethnology , Plate III ; Fig . 9 , p . 60 ) . No. 6. Troy ( Schliemann . Troy , p . 130 , Fig . 78 ; Plate 48 , Fig . 480 ) . Archaic Greek Pottery ( Waring .
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears bank base believed belong bricks building built called cave century B.C. Ceylon chief close coins construction covered cross dāgaba deity demons described district dome early evidently face feet five follows Forest four given half hand head height hill histories holes inches India indicate inscription Kandian kind King known later length lower Mahāvansa means measured mentioned miles monks northern offering original passed perhaps period person pillars played player possibly present probably protection prove Province raised record reference regarding reign represented reservoir river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone structure symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree usual Vaeddas village wall 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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