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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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anurādhapura appears arrow Ayiyanār Bandāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome 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 leņe length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parākrama-Bāhu Parumaka Pattini player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rākshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side Siva sluice Southern India square stone Swāstika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma 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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