Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 172
... North - central Province and the adjoining part of the North - western Province , Ayiyanar is not merely a forest deity ; he also exercises a general supervision over the village tanks . In the former district Mr. R. W. Ievers stated 1 ...
... North - central Province and the adjoining part of the North - western Province , Ayiyanar is not merely a forest deity ; he also exercises a general supervision over the village tanks . In the former district Mr. R. W. Ievers stated 1 ...
Page 172
... North - central Province and the adjoining part of the North - western Province , Ayiyanār is not merely a forest deity ; he also exercises a general supervision over the village tanks . In the former district Mr. R. W. Ieyers stated 1 ...
... North - central Province and the adjoining part of the North - western Province , Ayiyanār is not merely a forest deity ; he also exercises a general supervision over the village tanks . In the former district Mr. R. W. Ieyers stated 1 ...
Page 444
... North - western Province , and gives a transliteration of the first part of it as follows : - Devanapiya Maharajaha Gamaņi Abayaha jita Abi Anuridiya , etc. , the rest probably being merely the usual dedication of the cave to the monks ...
... North - western Province , and gives a transliteration of the first part of it as follows : - Devanapiya Maharajaha Gamaņi Abayaha jita Abi Anuridiya , etc. , the rest probably being merely the usual dedication of the cave to the monks ...
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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
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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