Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Tamil and claim to be Tamils . The figure of most of the Tamil - speaking Vaeddas naturally approximates to that of the Tamils with whom they are inter- married - so much so that there is little in it to distinguish them , and ...
... Tamil and claim to be Tamils . The figure of most of the Tamil - speaking Vaeddas naturally approximates to that of the Tamils with whom they are inter- married - so much so that there is little in it to distinguish them , and ...
Page 135
... Tamil Kiri - Amman , ' the Hill Mother , ' kiri being the Tamil form of the Sanskrit word giri , hill or mountain . So far as the name and position of the goddess are concerned , this identifi- cation appears to be quite satisfactory ...
... Tamil Kiri - Amman , ' the Hill Mother , ' kiri being the Tamil form of the Sanskrit word giri , hill or mountain . So far as the name and position of the goddess are concerned , this identifi- cation appears to be quite satisfactory ...
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... Tamil Vaeddas may have merely taken over from their Tamil neighbours . By the Tamils of the southern part of the Eastern Province , and perhaps elsewhere in Ceylon , 1 The Taprobanian , Vol . ii , p . 146 . as in India , Pattini is ...
... Tamil Vaeddas may have merely taken over from their Tamil neighbours . By the Tamils of the southern part of the Eastern Province , and perhaps elsewhere in Ceylon , 1 The Taprobanian , Vol . ii , p . 146 . as in India , Pattini is ...
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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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