Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Rāmāyana recounts at great length how these trucu- lent demons interfered with or polluted the sacrifices of the ... Rāma , the son of Dasaratha , the king of Ayodhya or Oudh . Rāma , who was suitably provided with magic weapons ...
... Rāmāyana recounts at great length how these trucu- lent demons interfered with or polluted the sacrifices of the ... Rāma , the son of Dasaratha , the king of Ayodhya or Oudh . Rāma , who was suitably provided with magic weapons ...
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... Rāmāyana and the Mahā - Bhārata contain the statement that Ceylon was once occupied by a class of beings termed Yakshas , under their sovereign Kuvēra or Vaisravana , the God of Wealth , the Wessawana of the Sinhalese . The Rāmāyana ...
... Rāmāyana and the Mahā - Bhārata contain the statement that Ceylon was once occupied by a class of beings termed Yakshas , under their sovereign Kuvēra or Vaisravana , the God of Wealth , the Wessawana of the Sinhalese . The Rāmāyana ...
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... Rāmāyana , 5 Rama , conquers Ceylon , 7 ; Laksh- mana assists him , 668 ; story mythical , 9 Rāmāyana , 11 ; knowledge of Cey- lon , 8 ; money well known , 468 ; Yakshas on Mahendra Mt. and Ritigala , 11 Rāvana , Rakshasa K. , occupied ...
... Rāmāyana , 5 Rama , conquers Ceylon , 7 ; Laksh- mana assists him , 668 ; story mythical , 9 Rāmāyana , 11 ; knowledge of Cey- lon , 8 ; money well known , 468 ; Yakshas on Mahendra Mt. and Ritigala , 11 Rāvana , Rakshasa K. , occupied ...
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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