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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a a My friend Mr. J. A. Balfour , of the Irrigation Department , was good enough to get the distance carefully chained from the Bö - tree along the road which passes the Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , to the middle of a trench which runs east and ...
a a My friend Mr. J. A. Balfour , of the Irrigation Department , was good enough to get the distance carefully chained from the Bö - tree along the road which passes the Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , to the middle of a trench which runs east and ...
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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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