Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Rāmāyana , was composed , the Rakshasas had developed into beings who constantly made their appearance before men , in their own or other forms which they took at will . They were first described as wandering malignant demons of the ...
... Rāmāyana , was composed , the Rakshasas had developed into beings who constantly made their appearance before men , in their own or other forms which they took at will . They were first described as wandering malignant demons of the ...
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... Rāmāyana and the Maha - Bharata 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 Maha - Bharata 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 , II 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 , II Rāvana , Rakshasa K. , occupied ...
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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