Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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This might merely point to the ancient town at Yāpahu , which was also sometimes termed Siriwaddhana - nuwara , and was the capital for a short period in the thirteenth century A.D. As a result of other enquiries , I learnt that there ...
This might merely point to the ancient town at Yāpahu , which was also sometimes termed Siriwaddhana - nuwara , and was the capital for a short period in the thirteenth century A.D. As a result of other enquiries , I learnt that there ...
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... passes the Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , to the middle of a trench which runs east and west at a short distance to the north - east of the Thūpārāma dāgaba , and which appears to be the ancient ditch outside the southern wall of the city .
... passes the Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , to the middle of a trench which runs east and west at a short distance to the north - east of the Thūpārāma dāgaba , and which appears to be the ancient ditch outside the southern wall of the city .
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The desultory fighting of the Sinhalese would not permit them to carry about with them such elaborate stone - throwing appliances as those figured by Sir R. Payne - Gallwey in his work on The ProjectileThrowing Engines of the Ancients .
The desultory fighting of the Sinhalese would not permit them to carry about with them such elaborate stone - throwing appliances as those figured by Sir R. Payne - Gallwey in his work on The ProjectileThrowing Engines of the Ancients .
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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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