Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... aborigines , who in any case must have been driven out of the northern districts of the island by the intru- sion of the Nāgas . It is the general consensus of opinion that they are now represented by the Vaeddas , the hunting and ...
... aborigines , who in any case must have been driven out of the northern districts of the island by the intru- sion of the Nāgas . It is the general consensus of opinion that they are now represented by the Vaeddas , the hunting and ...
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... aborigines came to be denominated Yakkhas , that is , demons or goblins . For the original home of these first comers we must search in the nearest aboriginal tracts of the adjoining continent , the hills of Southern India , or their ...
... aborigines came to be denominated Yakkhas , that is , demons or goblins . For the original home of these first comers we must search in the nearest aboriginal tracts of the adjoining continent , the hills of Southern India , or their ...
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... aborigines of Ceylon , however , some dis- tinct reference to it , in addition to the very doubtful story of the habits of the Sirisavatthu residents , would almost certainly be found in the Sinhalese historical works , and the teeth of ...
... aborigines of Ceylon , however , some dis- tinct reference to it , in addition to the very doubtful story of the habits of the Sirisavatthu residents , would almost certainly be found in the Sinhalese historical works , and the teeth of ...
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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