Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 84
Page 258
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 ...
Page 274
... 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 .
Page 525
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 .
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |