Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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They made use of these gifts to oppress the Gods and sages , and at last prepared to attack heaven itself . The SāmaVeda mentions another Rakshasa called Kravi , who had previously got heaven and earth into his power and desolated them ...
They made use of these gifts to oppress the Gods and sages , and at last prepared to attack heaven itself . The SāmaVeda mentions another Rakshasa called Kravi , who had previously got heaven and earth into his power and desolated them ...
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According to the tradition of that district she is not Parvati , but Mohini , the beautiful incarnation of Vishnu , who was also a Hill - God , and who , according to Indian authorities , took her form temporarily so as to enable the ...
According to the tradition of that district she is not Parvati , but Mohini , the beautiful incarnation of Vishnu , who was also a Hill - God , and who , according to Indian authorities , took her form temporarily so as to enable the ...
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to present respecting this god leaves no room to doubt that we have here the worship of the original deity of Ceylon , dating from pre - Buddhistic times . The oldest gods of the East were mountain deities . In Babylonia they were born ...
to present respecting this god leaves no room to doubt that we have here the worship of the original deity of Ceylon , dating from pre - Buddhistic times . The oldest gods of the East were mountain deities . In Babylonia they were born ...
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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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