Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... usual length of the blade is four or five inches . A set of three which a Wanniya used varied from four to eight inches in length . The arrows have nearly always either three or four feathers , which in every case , even among the ...
... usual length of the blade is four or five inches . A set of three which a Wanniya used varied from four to eight inches in length . The arrows have nearly always either three or four feathers , which in every case , even among the ...
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... usual lene of practically all later inscriptions . It appears to be con- firmed by the last word of the inscription , tana . There are only two other special variations from the ordinary language of similar inscriptions found in the ...
... usual lene of practically all later inscriptions . It appears to be con- firmed by the last word of the inscription , tana . There are only two other special variations from the ordinary language of similar inscriptions found in the ...
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... usual , and a bead on each side of neck . Circlet passes over head , appearing to rest at each end on the side poles . R. Indistinct ; part of Swastika . Usual bull and vase ; plant of two shoots each branching into two . ? Brit . Mus ...
... usual , and a bead on each side of neck . Circlet passes over head , appearing to rest at each end on the side poles . R. Indistinct ; part of Swastika . Usual bull and vase ; plant of two shoots each branching into two . ? Brit . Mus ...
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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