Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 113
... Nevill ) , of which three hold much higher rank than the rest , with whom their members do not intermarry . These are ( 1 ) the Baṇḍāra warige , ' the Chief's clan ' ; ( 2 ) the Morāni warigē ; and ( 3 ) the Unāpāna warigē . The members ...
... Nevill ) , of which three hold much higher rank than the rest , with whom their members do not intermarry . These are ( 1 ) the Baṇḍāra warige , ' the Chief's clan ' ; ( 2 ) the Morāni warigē ; and ( 3 ) the Unāpāna warigē . The members ...
Page 116
... Nevill's statement on the subject in preference to those of others who had not the same opportunities of obtaining correct accounts of their ways . Such marriages with sisters are unknown among the Sinhalese of the present day . · Mr.
... Nevill's statement on the subject in preference to those of others who had not the same opportunities of obtaining correct accounts of their ways . Such marriages with sisters are unknown among the Sinhalese of the present day . · Mr.
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... Nevill places the Bilindu Yakō , literally the Children Demons , ' said to be a father and son , the mother of the latter being thought to be the Kukulāpola Kiri - Ammā , while the child is supposed to have died shortly after birth ...
... Nevill places the Bilindu Yakō , literally the Children Demons , ' said to be a father and son , the mother of the latter being thought to be the Kukulāpola Kiri - Ammā , while the child is supposed to have died shortly after birth ...
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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