Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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The Kandian villagers certainly look upon the people of the western coast tracts as a separate race , and do not term them Sinhalese , but always speak of them as Pāta ratē minissu , ' Men of the Low - country .
The Kandian villagers certainly look upon the people of the western coast tracts as a separate race , and do not term them Sinhalese , but always speak of them as Pāta ratē minissu , ' Men of the Low - country .
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In physical appearance and colour they resembled Kandian Sinhalese of some low castes . Their ancestors were Forest Vaeddas in the first half of last century . Vaeddas have not the slightest negroid appearance .
In physical appearance and colour they resembled Kandian Sinhalese of some low castes . Their ancestors were Forest Vaeddas in the first half of last century . Vaeddas have not the slightest negroid appearance .
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It is also a common custom of Kandian villagers not to register their marriage until after the birth of the first child ; this leaves the parties free to separate , if they desire to do so , without the trouble of applying for a formal ...
It is also a common custom of Kandian villagers not to register their marriage until after the birth of the first child ; this leaves the parties free to separate , if they desire to do so , without the trouble of applying for a formal ...
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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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