Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 266
... Thūpārāma with a band of gold , ' and Mahinda IV ( 975-991 A.D. ) also fixed bands of gold and silver on the dome . It was broken into during the domination of the Tamil invaders in the eleventh century , and was surrounded with jungle ...
... Thūpārāma with a band of gold , ' and Mahinda IV ( 975-991 A.D. ) also fixed bands of gold and silver on the dome . It was broken into during the domination of the Tamil invaders in the eleventh century , and was surrounded with jungle ...
Page 274
... Thūpārāma dāgaba , and which appears to be the ancient ditch outside the southern wall of the city . The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the ...
... Thūpārāma dāgaba , and which appears to be the ancient ditch outside the southern wall of the city . The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the ...
Page 312
... Thūpārāma dāgaba and the Ambatthala dāgaba at Mihintale , this work is surrounded by disengaged thin graceful monolithic pillars , with separate ornamental capitals . While the Thūpārāma dāgaba had four rows of them that at the ...
... Thūpārāma dāgaba and the Ambatthala dāgaba at Mihintale , this work is surrounded by disengaged thin graceful monolithic pillars , with separate ornamental capitals . While the Thūpārāma dāgaba had four rows of them that at the ...
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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