Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Kataragama , and adopted and reared her until the War - God Skanda married her . He learnt that it was formerly the duty of this clan to act as guards of the Katara- gama temple in south - eastern Ceylon , and that they resided in the ...
... Kataragama , and adopted and reared her until the War - God Skanda married her . He learnt that it was formerly the duty of this clan to act as guards of the Katara- gama temple in south - eastern Ceylon , and that they resided in the ...
Page 115
... Kataragama in 1819 he found two enclosures there , and said of them , ' In the largest square are the Kataragama Dēwāla [ temple ] , and the Dēwāla of his brother Gana [ Gaņēsa ] ; a wihāra dedicated to Buddha in a state of great ...
... Kataragama in 1819 he found two enclosures there , and said of them , ' In the largest square are the Kataragama Dēwāla [ temple ] , and the Dēwāla of his brother Gana [ Gaņēsa ] ; a wihāra dedicated to Buddha in a state of great ...
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... they have obtained , and cooked rice if they can provide it , to the Kataragama God . Many offer the honey to the Kiri - Ammā ; but if they have found very little they punish her by withholding this offering , RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES 163.
... they have obtained , and cooked rice if they can provide it , to the Kataragama God . Many offer the honey to the Kiri - Ammā ; but if they have found very little they punish her by withholding this offering , RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES 163.
Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide 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 Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas