Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 481
... Upright pole to r . appears to end in bident with prongs inclined outwards . Portion of arched line over head is visible . On each side of legs are reliefs that I cannot identify . R. Opposed to O. Swastika turned r . Bull with curled ...
... Upright pole to r . appears to end in bident with prongs inclined outwards . Portion of arched line over head is visible . On each side of legs are reliefs that I cannot identify . R. Opposed to O. Swastika turned r . Bull with curled ...
Page 496
... upright bar at the side curls over above the transverse bar , which passes quite through this upright and across to the other rear upright , immediately below the level of the shoulder . The engraver has taken great pains to make it ...
... upright bar at the side curls over above the transverse bar , which passes quite through this upright and across to the other rear upright , immediately below the level of the shoulder . The engraver has taken great pains to make it ...
Page 648
... upright cross we must go back , as in the case of the square , to its use in the first alphabets . In Egyptian hieroglyphics the cross formed of two upright lines connected at the ends , with one central cross - bar , signifies ' to be ...
... upright cross we must go back , as in the case of the square , to its use in the first alphabets . In Egyptian hieroglyphics the cross formed of two upright lines connected at the ends , with one central cross - bar , signifies ' to be ...
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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