Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Coral , ' dāgaba are demonstrated by the table to be of preChristian age ; while those at the Gal - wihāra at that city belong probably to the first century after Christ , and agree closely with the largest ones at the sedent Buddha at ...
Coral , ' dāgaba are demonstrated by the table to be of preChristian age ; while those at the Gal - wihāra at that city belong probably to the first century after Christ , and agree closely with the largest ones at the sedent Buddha at ...
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It is evident that they 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 .
It is evident that they 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 .
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... and 75 , which belong to the first century B.C. The central bar and four side uprights are found in the symbol which precedes the inscription numbered 62 , by Prince Sāli , which dates from about the middle of the second century ...
... and 75 , which belong to the first century B.C. The central bar and four side uprights are found in the symbol which precedes the inscription numbered 62 , by Prince Sāli , which dates from about the middle of the second century ...
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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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