Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... believed them to have held the southern two - thirds of the island , including one - third of the western coast . The fact that the Nāgas are described as being in possession of two - thirds of the western coast districts tells very ...
... believed them to have held the southern two - thirds of the island , including one - third of the western coast . The fact that the Nāgas are described as being in possession of two - thirds of the western coast districts tells very ...
Page 153
... believed to notify their position in the spirit world by appearing to persons in dreams and saying , “ I am now a Yakā ' —or a Baṇḍāra , as the case may be ; but some do this by performing supernatural feats , and then informing the ...
... believed to notify their position in the spirit world by appearing to persons in dreams and saying , “ I am now a Yakā ' —or a Baṇḍāra , as the case may be ; but some do this by performing supernatural feats , and then informing the ...
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... believed . This monastic estab- lishment evidently marks the place at which he was thought to have suppressed the civil war between the Nāga kings Culōdara and Mahōdara , and at which the Rājāyatana tree ( Kiripalu in Sinhalese ...
... believed . This monastic estab- lishment evidently marks the place at which he was thought to have suppressed the civil war between the Nāga kings Culōdara and Mahōdara , and at which the Rājāyatana tree ( Kiripalu in Sinhalese ...
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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