Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 94
... Vaedi youth , who had gone to kill some game and was hungry , came and saw the fowls and pigs eating some cold cooked rice , whereupon he went to the heap of rice , and pushing aside the upper part of it took a little from the bottom ...
... Vaedi youth , who had gone to kill some game and was hungry , came and saw the fowls and pigs eating some cold cooked rice , whereupon he went to the heap of rice , and pushing aside the upper part of it took a little from the bottom ...
Page 146
... Vaedi Yakās of the Vaeddas . I have already stated that there are three Vaedi Yakās who are subordinate to the Kohombe Yakā , and twelve others under him in an inferior position who are termed Vaedi Kaḍawarayō . Very little appears to ...
... Vaedi Yakās of the Vaeddas . I have already stated that there are three Vaedi Yakās who are subordinate to the Kohombe Yakā , and twelve others under him in an inferior position who are termed Vaedi Kaḍawarayō . Very little appears to ...
Page 146
... Vaedi Yakās of the Vaeddas . I have already stated that there are three Vaedi Yakās who are subordinate to the Kohombē Yakā , and twelve others under him in an inferior position who are termed Vaedi Kaļawarayo . Very little appears to ...
... Vaedi Yakās of the Vaeddas . I have already stated that there are three Vaedi Yakās who are subordinate to the Kohombē Yakā , and twelve others under him in an inferior position who are termed Vaedi Kaļawarayo . Very little appears to ...
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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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