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younger son of King Mahallaka - Nāga , this proves that he is the monarch who terms himse i Maļu - Tissa , ' Tissa - the - youngerbrother ' ( maluwa in Elu or old Sinhalese ) to distinguish his name from that of his elder brother ...
younger son of King Mahallaka - Nāga , this proves that he is the monarch who terms himse i Maļu - Tissa , ' Tissa - the - youngerbrother ' ( maluwa in Elu or old Sinhalese ) to distinguish his name from that of his elder brother ...
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After Gāmiņi - Tissa succeeded to the throne he made over the great Dambulla cave to the monks , and left there the following inscription :Symbol , a Swāstika elevated on a pole with two short vertical bars on each side of it rising ...
After Gāmiņi - Tissa succeeded to the throne he made over the great Dambulla cave to the monks , and left there the following inscription :Symbol , a Swāstika elevated on a pole with two short vertical bars on each side of it rising ...
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Next come the inscriptions cut by the sons of Gāmiņi - Tissa . ... expression Ayaha , and the translation would then be :The cave of Tissa the Noble , beloved of the Gods , son of Gāmaņi - Tissa , the great king beloved of the Gods .
Next come the inscriptions cut by the sons of Gāmiņi - Tissa . ... expression Ayaha , and the translation would then be :The cave of Tissa the Noble , beloved of the Gods , son of Gāmaņi - Tissa , the great king beloved of the Gods .
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anurādhapura appears arrow Ayiyanār Bandāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome 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 leņe length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parākrama-Bāhu Parumaka Pattini player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rākshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side Siva sluice Southern India square stone Swāstika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma 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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