Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... arrow- heads are wider near the butt than those of the modern Sin- halese , and very slightly concave on the sides , but some ancient Sinhalese arrows nearly resembled those of the Vaeddas in shape . They vary from two and a half inches ...
... arrow- heads are wider near the butt than those of the modern Sin- halese , and very slightly concave on the sides , but some ancient Sinhalese arrows nearly resembled those of the Vaeddas in shape . They vary from two and a half inches ...
Page 157
... arrow which he held in his hand . Basmasurā thinking " I will kill Iswara with this arrow , and marry the Goddess Umayanganā , " made off with the arrow . The God Iswara , being afraid , ran away , and got hid under the swing in , which ...
... arrow which he held in his hand . Basmasurā thinking " I will kill Iswara with this arrow , and marry the Goddess Umayanganā , " made off with the arrow . The God Iswara , being afraid , ran away , and got hid under the swing in , which ...
Page 166
... arrow . ' 1 Mr. Nevill observed concerning the religious ceremonies of the Vaeddas : ' In almost all their religious rites the arrow is used ; it receives worship as an emblem , or is waved in the hands of the celebrant , around the ...
... arrow . ' 1 Mr. Nevill observed concerning the religious ceremonies of the Vaeddas : ' In almost all their religious rites the arrow is used ; it receives worship as an emblem , or is waved in the hands of the celebrant , around the ...
Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide 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 Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas