Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Šiva killed the demon with his magical arrow . In accordance with this legend the statue at Bādāmi repre- sents a figure who is half Siva and half Vishnu . He has one face and four arms , and carries as a battle - axe the crescent ...
... Šiva killed the demon with his magical arrow . In accordance with this legend the statue at Bādāmi repre- sents a figure who is half Siva and half Vishnu . He has one face and four arms , and carries as a battle - axe the crescent ...
Page 212
... Siva or Siva may have been an official whose duty it was to undertake the repairs , whitewashing , etc. , at the Anuradhapura dāgabas . The following table exhibits the contents and mean dimen- sions 212 ANCIENT CEYLON.
... Siva or Siva may have been an official whose duty it was to undertake the repairs , whitewashing , etc. , at the Anuradhapura dāgabas . The following table exhibits the contents and mean dimen- sions 212 ANCIENT CEYLON.
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... Siva . When thus corrected the inscription is : - Meka ni salaku savi tipaga pinuvada meda , or when transposed - Dame davanupi Gapati Siva kulasa nikame . The work of the family ( of ) the devout householder Siva , beloved of the Gods ...
... Siva . When thus corrected the inscription is : - Meka ni salaku savi tipaga pinuvada meda , or when transposed - Dame davanupi Gapati Siva kulasa nikame . The work of the family ( of ) the devout householder Siva , beloved of the Gods ...
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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