Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 212
... built by King Maha - Sena . According to my information , it is called in a rare manuscript ( the Maha Jalanandana ) ... built early in the fourth century A.D. 14. Tōpāwaewa , the tank at Polannaruwa , was made by King Upa - Tissa I , 370 ...
... built by King Maha - Sena . According to my information , it is called in a rare manuscript ( the Maha Jalanandana ) ... built early in the fourth century A.D. 14. Tōpāwaewa , the tank at Polannaruwa , was made by King Upa - Tissa I , 370 ...
Page 313
... built at an early date . This was the Dakuņu or Dakkhiņa wihāra , whose dāgaba lay at the southern extremity of a curved north and south line passing from the Abhaya - giri , at the northern end , by the Thūpārāma , and Ruwanwaeli ...
... built at an early date . This was the Dakuņu or Dakkhiņa wihāra , whose dāgaba lay at the southern extremity of a curved north and south line passing from the Abhaya - giri , at the northern end , by the Thūpārāma , and Ruwanwaeli ...
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... built monastery , 393 ; built outer shell of Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , 283 , 284 Saddle , 548 - Sakka Sakra or Indra , in charge of Ceylon , 668 ; guardian of E. Ceylon , 668 Šakti , daughter of Daksha , 141 Sāli , prince , Chief in N.W. ...
... built monastery , 393 ; built outer shell of Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , 283 , 284 Saddle , 548 - Sakka Sakra or Indra , in charge of Ceylon , 668 ; guardian of E. Ceylon , 668 Šakti , daughter of Daksha , 141 Sāli , prince , Chief in N.W. ...
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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
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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