Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 473
... Purānas were apparently spurious imitations of silver coins , being made of copper and having still traces of the silver coating which had been applied to them . Two of these were square , with half inch sides and weighed 24 and 29 ...
... Purānas were apparently spurious imitations of silver coins , being made of copper and having still traces of the silver coating which had been applied to them . Two of these were square , with half inch sides and weighed 24 and 29 ...
Page 514
... Purānas . The Fish in the tank signified that it was full of water , and this betokened a good agricultural season for those whose crops depended on the water - supply derived from it . Of the River , the winding design in which fish ...
... Purānas . The Fish in the tank signified that it was full of water , and this betokened a good agricultural season for those whose crops depended on the water - supply derived from it . Of the River , the winding design in which fish ...
Page 518
... Puranas were made , and that nearly all the coins which were issued passed through the hands of some ten or a dozen ... Purānas may possibly be those of money - changers , I venture to hold that this theory is inapplicable to such early ...
... Puranas were made , and that nearly all the coins which were issued passed through the hands of some ten or a dozen ... Purānas may possibly be those of money - changers , I venture to hold that this theory is inapplicable to such early ...
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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