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 Kuwēni , 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 Kuwēni , 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 , Paṇḍuwāsa - Dēva , and Abhaya are correctly given by the annalists , and no king3 are omitted by them , Wijaya 1 In his Early History of India , p . 145 , Mr. V. A. Smith makes the date 272 or 273 B.C. cannot possibly have ...
... Wijaya , Paṇḍuwāsa - Dēva , and Abhaya are correctly given by the annalists , and no king3 are omitted by them , Wijaya 1 In his Early History of India , p . 145 , Mr. V. A. Smith makes the date 272 or 273 B.C. cannot possibly have ...
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... Wijaya and Panduwāsa- 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 Panduwāsa- 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 ...
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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