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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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
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| 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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