Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Ceylon by the settlers who came from the valley of the Ganges ; but they are still maintained by the Nayars and the Kandian Sinhalese . Neither Sati nor the first three practices are found among the Vaeddas , the wild inhabitants of the ...
... Ceylon by the settlers who came from the valley of the Ganges ; but they are still maintained by the Nayars and the Kandian Sinhalese . Neither Sati nor the first three practices are found among the Vaeddas , the wild inhabitants of the ...
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... Ceylon . In the Sussondi Jātaka ( No. 360 ) merchants are stated to have proceeded by water from Benares to Nāgadīpa , that is , northern Ceylon , in former times . If some of the inhabitants were carrying on a trade with Indian ...
... Ceylon . In the Sussondi Jātaka ( No. 360 ) merchants are stated to have proceeded by water from Benares to Nāgadīpa , that is , northern Ceylon , in former times . If some of the inhabitants were carrying on a trade with Indian ...
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... Ceylon . But the name of the port itself may now be utilised . Where is there a Gōnagāma landing - place in southern or south - eastern Ceylon ? This query is easily answered . Four miles inland from the mouth of the Kirindi river which ...
... Ceylon . But the name of the port itself may now be utilised . Where is there a Gōnagāma landing - place in southern or south - eastern Ceylon ? This query is easily answered . Four miles inland from the mouth of the Kirindi river which ...
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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