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 ' Aṭasil , ' 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 ' Aṭasil , ' of the Upāsakas or lay - devotees . These are the vows of adherence to the prohibitions against ...
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... Buddhism and the worship of the Hill God , in which the latter was victorious . As a matter of fact , in spite of the ... Buddhist story of his killing the. FIG . 41. Vaedda Temple of the Gale Yakā . Rock Temple of the Gale Deviyā . 182 ...
... Buddhism and the worship of the Hill God , in which the latter was victorious . As a matter of fact , in spite of the ... Buddhist story of his killing the. FIG . 41. Vaedda Temple of the Gale Yakā . Rock Temple of the Gale Deviyā . 182 ...
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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