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Page 160
He stated that when offerings were presented to him invocations were addressed to a number of deities called by Tamils ' The 160 Vatanamār , ' who were subject to his orders . He remarked that ' Mangala was specially invoked by elephant ...
He stated that when offerings were presented to him invocations were addressed to a number of deities called by Tamils ' The 160 Vatanamār , ' who were subject to his orders . He remarked that ' Mangala was specially invoked by elephant ...
Page 272
A low flat - topped ridge runs north and south on the western side of the Kadamba river , now called the Malwattaoya , ' parallel to it and nearly a mile distant from it . The fortified part of the town was built along the top of this ...
A low flat - topped ridge runs north and south on the western side of the Kadamba river , now called the Malwattaoya , ' parallel to it and nearly a mile distant from it . The fortified part of the town was built along the top of this ...
Page 409
263 ) , we see that if Nācсādūwa be included among them it must be one of two works , ( 1 ) the tank called Tissawa , Wadunnāwa , or Vaddhana , or ( 2 ) Mahadāragalla . Of the rest that are found in both lists , I can identify all but ...
263 ) , we see that if Nācсādūwa be included among them it must be one of two works , ( 1 ) the tank called Tissawa , Wadunnāwa , or Vaddhana , or ( 2 ) Mahadāragalla . Of the rest that are found in both lists , I can identify all but ...
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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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