Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Padawiya tank , in the North - central Province , appears to have been built by King Mahā - Sena . According to my information , it is called in a rare manuscript ( the Maha Jalanandana ) Maha Ratmala tank , which is included in the ...
Padawiya tank , in the North - central Province , appears to have been built by King Mahā - Sena . According to my information , it is called in a rare manuscript ( the Maha Jalanandana ) Maha Ratmala tank , which is included in the ...
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THE DAKUŅU DĀGABA There was only one other monastery in Anurādhapura at which a dāgaba of considerable size was built at an early date . This was the Dakuņu or Dakkhiņa wihāra , whose dāgaba lay at the southern extremity of a curved ...
THE DAKUŅU DĀGABA There was only one other monastery in Anurādhapura at which a dāgaba of considerable size was built at an early date . This was the Dakuņu or Dakkhiņa wihāra , whose dāgaba lay at the southern extremity of a curved ...
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... 331 ; deposition of 524 ; built Dighavāpi dāgaba , relics , 332 , 497 318 ; built monastery , 393 ; built Settlers absorbed by Vacddas , 109 outer shell of Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , Shapes of dāgabas , 336 283 , 284 Shark , forbidden food ...
... 331 ; deposition of 524 ; built Dighavāpi dāgaba , relics , 332 , 497 318 ; built monastery , 393 ; built Settlers absorbed by Vacddas , 109 outer shell of Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , Shapes of dāgabas , 336 283 , 284 Shark , forbidden food ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight wide wihāra Yakā
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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