Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Anuradhapura . The meaning of the name , ' Giri plain , ' shows that it may be derived from the Giri village , where the chieì Giriya lived . From there the king proceeded to Mahela , which may be the village now termed Maha Aela ...
... Anuradhapura . The meaning of the name , ' Giri plain , ' shows that it may be derived from the Giri village , where the chieì Giriya lived . From there the king proceeded to Mahela , which may be the village now termed Maha Aela ...
Page 256
... Anuradhapura . The distance in a direct line to the mouth of the Malwatta - oya , near which it may have been built , is 45.6 miles . Adding one - tenth again the distance becomes 50.1 miles , which makes the yōjana 10 miles . The sea ...
... Anuradhapura . The distance in a direct line to the mouth of the Malwatta - oya , near which it may have been built , is 45.6 miles . Adding one - tenth again the distance becomes 50.1 miles , which makes the yōjana 10 miles . The sea ...
Page 503
... Anuradhapura and one at Mihintale . In his Annual Report for 1900 , p . 5 , Mr. Bell records his finding one in a peculiar brick - lined pit at Anuradhapura , and mentions that about fifty of these coins were discovered at one site on ...
... Anuradhapura and one at Mihintale . In his Annual Report for 1900 , p . 5 , Mr. Bell records his finding one in a peculiar brick - lined pit at Anuradhapura , and mentions that about fifty of these coins were discovered at one site on ...
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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