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Such also were the great Indian Gods , Indra , Vishnu , Rudra , and the Maruts . What is the explanation of the curious fact that in most respects the God of the Rock resembles the Rudra of the early Aryans of India ?
Such also were the great Indian Gods , Indra , Vishnu , Rudra , and the Maruts . What is the explanation of the curious fact that in most respects the God of the Rock resembles the Rudra of the early Aryans of India ?
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nor made in the districts inhabited by their ancestors in India . Although an inscription at Junāgadh · has recorded that one was formed by . Pushyagupta , the brother - in - law of the great King Candragupta , and was afterwards ...
nor made in the districts inhabited by their ancestors in India . Although an inscription at Junāgadh · has recorded that one was formed by . Pushyagupta , the brother - in - law of the great King Candragupta , and was afterwards ...
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Some also may have worn the ' shining armour , ' or breast - plate that was used in India.1 Leather armour was provided for the horses , ” and in India a high hair plume was fixed on the head of each , between the ears.3 In the second ...
Some also may have worn the ' shining armour , ' or breast - plate that was used in India.1 Leather armour was provided for the horses , ” and in India a high hair plume was fixed on the head of each , between the ears.3 In the second ...
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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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