Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 137
According to the description of them supplied to Mr. Nevill , a group of deities called the Uủa Yako , ' the Upper Yakās , ' or ' the Yakās who live Above , ' are the most important gods of the Vaeddas . Their individuality is stated by ...
According to the description of them supplied to Mr. Nevill , a group of deities called the Uủa Yako , ' the Upper Yakās , ' or ' the Yakās who live Above , ' are the most important gods of the Vaeddas . Their individuality is stated by ...
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The dome is 85 feet 7 inches in diameter at the top of its basal moulding , which is 2 feet high ; it is 46 feet 8 inches high by the photograph , according to which also the tee is about 19 feet 6 inches wide and 4 feet 9 inches high .
The dome is 85 feet 7 inches in diameter at the top of its basal moulding , which is 2 feet high ; it is 46 feet 8 inches high by the photograph , according to which also the tee is about 19 feet 6 inches wide and 4 feet 9 inches high .
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1 The Bident has fallen into complete disuse in Ceylon , but according to the evidence of the oblong coins it must have been a common weapon in the island in early times . It is also carved in the reliefs from Amarāvati which are pre ...
1 The Bident has fallen into complete disuse in Ceylon , but according to the evidence of the oblong coins it must have been a common weapon in the island in early times . It is also carved in the reliefs from Amarāvati which are pre ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight wide wihāra Yakā
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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