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... Yakā may be one of these demons , the Kalu , Yakā not being known to the Sinhalese as a Vaedi ' Yakā , but as an Indian prince of Madura , who became a demon after his death . The latter's usual designation is Kalu Kumāra Yakā or ...
... Yakā may be one of these demons , the Kalu , Yakā not being known to the Sinhalese as a Vaedi ' Yakā , but as an Indian prince of Madura , who became a demon after his death . The latter's usual designation is Kalu Kumāra Yakā or ...
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Henry Parker. NAME OF SAKTI . NAME OF DEMON . 3. Maha Sōna Yaka or Sam- aya Yakā 1 4. Waṭa Yakā Maha Sōni Yak- sani Wata Yaksani 5. Siri or Riri Yakā Siri Yaksani 6. Maralu Yakā 7. Abimāna Yakā 8. Billē Yakā Maralu Yaksani Abimāna ...
Henry Parker. NAME OF SAKTI . NAME OF DEMON . 3. Maha Sōna Yaka or Sam- aya Yakā 1 4. Waṭa Yakā Maha Sōni Yak- sani Wata Yaksani 5. Siri or Riri Yakā Siri Yaksani 6. Maralu Yakā 7. Abimāna Yakā 8. Billē Yakā Maralu Yaksani Abimāna ...
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... Yakā , ranked by the Sinhalese as a very malignant ( wasa napuru ) demon . He is the minister and attendant of the Galē Yakā , whom he accompanied from India . Doubtless there are others of whom nothing is yet known , and especially an ...
... Yakā , ranked by the Sinhalese as a very malignant ( wasa napuru ) demon . He is the minister and attendant of the Galē Yakā , whom he accompanied from India . Doubtless there are others of whom nothing is yet known , and especially an ...
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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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