Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... belong probably to the first century after Christ , and agree closely with the largest ones at the sedent Buddha at Tantirimalei . Mr. Bell , the Government Archaeologist , has already drawn attention to the similarity of the carving at ...
... belong probably to the first century after Christ , and agree closely with the largest ones at the sedent Buddha at Tantirimalei . Mr. Bell , the Government Archaeologist , has already drawn attention to the similarity of the carving at ...
Page 405
... belong to the period when the larger types of bricks were burnt , that is , that they must belong to the early part of the first century B.C. , since they cannot be of earlier date than Nuwara - waewa . For several centuries the water ...
... belong to the period when the larger types of bricks were burnt , that is , that they must belong to the early part of the first century B.C. , since they cannot be of earlier date than Nuwara - waewa . For several centuries the water ...
Page 491
... belong to the first century B.C. The central bar and four side uprights are found in the symbol which precedes the inscription num- bered 62 , by Prince Sali , which dates from about the middle of the second century B.C. Although I ...
... belong to the first century B.C. The central bar and four side uprights are found in the symbol which precedes the inscription num- bered 62 , by Prince Sali , which dates from about the middle of the second century B.C. Although I ...
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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