Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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The Tamil - speaking Vaeddas to the south of Trincomalee employ the wood of the Ulkenda tree for them . All are rough , round in section , and not always straight , and are without notches . They are not decorated in any way .
The Tamil - speaking Vaeddas to the south of Trincomalee employ the wood of the Ulkenda tree for them . All are rough , round in section , and not always straight , and are without notches . They are not decorated in any way .
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trees in that part of the country , but the hunters were equal to the emergency , the threatening appearance of the sky ... They scoured the forest all around until they found a tree with a large hollow up the trunk , at its foot .
trees in that part of the country , but the hunters were equal to the emergency , the threatening appearance of the sky ... They scoured the forest all around until they found a tree with a large hollow up the trunk , at its foot .
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My friend Mr. J. A. Balfour , of the Irrigation Department , was good enough to get the distance carefully chained from the Bō - tree along the road which passes the Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , to the middle of a trench which runs east and west ...
My friend Mr. J. A. Balfour , of the Irrigation Department , was good enough to get the distance carefully chained from the Bō - tree along the road which passes the Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , to the middle of a trench which runs east and west ...
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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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