Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Anuradha . To the north thereof , near that deep river , was the village of the brahmanical Upatissa , called Upatissa ... Anurādhapura through what is now the Northern Province , the ancient Nāgadipa . It crossed the Malwatta - oya by a ...
... Anuradha . To the north thereof , near that deep river , was the village of the brahmanical Upatissa , called Upatissa ... Anurādhapura through what is now the Northern Province , the ancient Nāgadipa . It crossed the Malwatta - oya by a ...
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... Anurādhapura , Mr. Bell found a small copper bell with high vertical sides and a rounded top , 1 which proves that this shape was employed in ancient times for such articles . Ancient Egyptian and some early Indian bells were somewhat ...
... Anurādhapura , Mr. Bell found a small copper bell with high vertical sides and a rounded top , 1 which proves that this shape was employed in ancient times for such articles . Ancient Egyptian and some early Indian bells were somewhat ...
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide Indra 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 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. Tissa tree upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas