Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Wijaya married a Yakkha princess , called Kuwēnī , and with her advice and assistance succeeded in overcoming her countrymen and making himself master of at any rate a considerable part of Ceylon . A great part of the story of Wijaya's ...
... Wijaya married a Yakkha princess , called Kuwēnī , and with her advice and assistance succeeded in overcoming her countrymen and making himself master of at any rate a considerable part of Ceylon . A great part of the story of Wijaya's ...
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... Wijaya married . She provided the adventurers with a good meal of rice and other articles taken from ships that had been wrecked on the coast of Ceylon . She is then repre- sented as proceeding to recommend Wijaya to attack the Yakkhas ...
... Wijaya married . She provided the adventurers with a good meal of rice and other articles taken from ships that had been wrecked on the coast of Ceylon . She is then repre- sented as proceeding to recommend Wijaya to attack the Yakkhas ...
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... Wijaya and Paṇduwāsa- Dēva as the sole kings whose reigns might have lasted a little longer than the time stated in the histories . If it be permis- sible to assume that both were not more than 25 when they became kings , Wijaya's age ...
... Wijaya and Paṇduwāsa- Dēva as the sole kings whose reigns might have lasted a little longer than the time stated in the histories . If it be permis- sible to assume that both were not more than 25 when they became kings , Wijaya's age ...
Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide 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 Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas