Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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These are all customs that with perhaps the exception of the last , apparently cannot have been brought to Ceylon by the settlers who came from the valley of the Ganges ; but they are still maintained by the Nāyars and the Kandian ...
These are all customs that with perhaps the exception of the last , apparently cannot have been brought to Ceylon by the settlers who came from the valley of the Ganges ; but they are still maintained by the Nāyars and the Kandian ...
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The mere fact that Indian traders came so frequently to Ceylon that vessels were known to be often wrecked on the coasts , proves , without any other evidence , that many natives were in a far more advanced state that the present wild ...
The mere fact that Indian traders came so frequently to Ceylon that vessels were known to be often wrecked on the coasts , proves , without any other evidence , that many natives were in a far more advanced state that the present wild ...
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6 According to the kapurālas , the Four Guardian Gods ( Hatara Waran Deviyö ) of Ceylon are , Saman ' Divya Rāja , ' in the east ; Skanda , in the south ; Vishnu , in the west — he is said to have delegated his powers to Vibhisana ...
6 According to the kapurālas , the Four Guardian Gods ( Hatara Waran Deviyö ) of Ceylon are , Saman ' Divya Rāja , ' in the east ; Skanda , in the south ; Vishnu , in the west — he is said to have delegated his powers to Vibhisana ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anurādhapura appears arrow Ayiyanār Bandāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome 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 leņe length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parākrama-Bāhu Parumaka Pattini player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rākshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side Siva sluice Southern India square stone Swāstika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas
Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2012 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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