Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... believe to be the lowest race in the island , as Hāmaduruwō , ' my Lord , ' and do not pass them on a path without first asking permission to do so . I was informed that the Rodiyas at once interfere if any of the men attempt to allow ...
... believe to be the lowest race in the island , as Hāmaduruwō , ' my Lord , ' and do not pass them on a path without first asking permission to do so . I was informed that the Rodiyas at once interfere if any of the men attempt to allow ...
Page 286
... 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 dāgaba , as preserved in the Mahāvansa , is a ...
... 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 dāgaba , as preserved in the Mahāvansa , is a ...
Page 491
... believe it does not occur at any inscription of post - Christian date , its presence on the oblong coin No. 47 and the large circular coins shows that it continued to be employed as a local symbol until the fourth century A.D. , or ...
... believe it does not occur at any inscription of post - Christian date , its presence on the oblong coin No. 47 and the large circular coins shows that it continued to be employed as a local symbol until the fourth century A.D. , or ...
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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