Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... ancient town at Yapahu , which was also sometimes termed Siriwaḍ- ḍhana - 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 is a place at Kaṭuwannāwa , a ...
... ancient town at Yapahu , which was also sometimes termed Siriwaḍ- ḍhana - 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 is a place at Kaṭuwannāwa , a ...
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... ancient ditch outside the southern wall of the city . The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of ...
... ancient ditch outside the southern wall of the city . The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of ...
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... ancient Sinhalese . Among the insignia carried by the deities of the Dewālas , -the temples devoted to some Indian gods , and the godlings ( Dēvatās ) , demons , and deified chiefs of the Sinhalese- an additional list of the ancient ...
... ancient Sinhalese . Among the insignia carried by the deities of the Dewālas , -the temples devoted to some Indian gods , and the godlings ( Dēvatās ) , demons , and deified chiefs of the Sinhalese- an additional list of the ancient ...
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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