Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 274
... bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of this bank , it would be 4020 feet from the Bō - tree . This would give a measure of eight feet for a bow - length , a size in ...
... bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of this bank , it would be 4020 feet from the Bō - tree . This would give a measure of eight feet for a bow - length , a size in ...
Page 359
... bank was 8 feet wide , and the sides sloped at the rate of 2 feet horizontal to I foot vertical . This section is weaker than that of any other large pre - Christian bank that I have seen . It is almost the only respect in which the bank ...
... bank was 8 feet wide , and the sides sloped at the rate of 2 feet horizontal to I foot vertical . This section is weaker than that of any other large pre - Christian bank that I have seen . It is almost the only respect in which the bank ...
Page 389
... bank ; he fixed this at 5 feet , and his opinion has been justified by later experience . The reservoir was formed by raising a straight bank about half - way across the bed of the valley until it met a low ridge with two slight ...
... bank ; he fixed this at 5 feet , and his opinion has been justified by later experience . The reservoir was formed by raising a straight bank about half - way across the bed of the valley until it met a low ridge with two slight ...
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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