Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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I believe that they are now found only in the district immediately to the north and north - west of Kandy and near Kurunāegala ; but a Sinhalese folk tale places some on the western coast . This may indicate that we have in them the ...
I believe that they are now found only in the district immediately to the north and north - west of Kandy and near Kurunāegala ; but a Sinhalese folk tale places some on the western coast . This may indicate that we have in them the ...
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With this example before us it is easy to believe that with the exception of the enormous dimensions attributed to it ( 80 cubits square , which may be safely divided by ten ) , — the detailed account of the room in the Ruwanwaeli ...
With this example before us it is easy to believe that with the exception of the enormous dimensions attributed to it ( 80 cubits square , which may be safely divided by ten ) , — the detailed account of the room in the Ruwanwaeli ...
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Its earliest occurrence is , I believe , at the first city on the site of Troy , the inhabitants of which are considered by Mr. R. H. Hall to have been “ just on the border between the Age of Stone and the Age of Metal'1 ; and their ...
Its earliest occurrence is , I believe , at the first city on the site of Troy , the inhabitants of which are considered by Mr. R. H. Hall to have been “ just on the border between the Age of Stone and the Age of Metal'1 ; and their ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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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 |
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