Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Indra are appealed to : - She , too , who wanders like an owl at night - time , hiding her body in her guilt and malice , May , she fall downward into endless caverns . May press - stones with loud ring destroy the demons . Spread out ...
... Indra are appealed to : - She , too , who wanders like an owl at night - time , hiding her body in her guilt and malice , May , she fall downward into endless caverns . May press - stones with loud ring destroy the demons . Spread out ...
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... Indra ; ' Indra forced the demons into the nethermost darkness ' ( ix , 2 ) . Such were some of the earliest ideas of the Aryans concern- ing the Rakshasas , in the second or third millenium before Christ . In the first half of the pre ...
... Indra ; ' Indra forced the demons into the nethermost darkness ' ( ix , 2 ) . Such were some of the earliest ideas of the Aryans concern- ing the Rakshasas , in the second or third millenium before Christ . In the first half of the pre ...
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... Indra ( see above ) . Kuvēra , the God of Wealth , with his attendants the Yak- shas , who were demons of another type , in some respects not much better than the Rakshasas , but of a higher rank , then took up his residence in Ceylon ...
... Indra ( see above ) . Kuvēra , the God of Wealth , with his attendants the Yak- shas , who were demons of another type , in some respects not much better than the Rakshasas , but of a higher rank , then took up his residence in Ceylon ...
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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