Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Buddhist scholar , deeply versed in the classical languages of his country and intimately acquainted with the abstruse philosophy of his religious works , who , in fact , was then about to found a small college for training Buddhist ...
... Buddhist scholar , deeply versed in the classical languages of his country and intimately acquainted with the abstruse philosophy of his religious works , who , in fact , was then about to found a small college for training Buddhist ...
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... Buddhists , and sometimes pay visits to the Buddhist temples near them ; and the older men at times take the eight vows , or ' Ațasil , ' of the Upāsakas or lay - devotees . These are the vows of adherence to the prohibitions against ...
... Buddhists , and sometimes pay visits to the Buddhist temples near them ; and the older men at times take the eight vows , or ' Ațasil , ' of the Upāsakas or lay - devotees . These are the vows of adherence to the prohibitions against ...
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... Buddhist temples to awake the monks early in the morning . Many Buddhists think it wrong even to eat the eggs . The Eel may be included on account of its feeding on garbage , and because it resembles a snake , which has protective ...
... Buddhist temples to awake the monks early in the morning . Many Buddhists think it wrong even to eat the eggs . The Eel may be included on account of its feeding on garbage , and because it resembles a snake , which has protective ...
Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
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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 dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē 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 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