Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... carried on three lines of stone posts , fixed in rows of three , which were 6 or 7 feet apart . Over each set of three posts a stone beam about 12 inches square and 10 feet long was placed ; on these , longitudinal wooden beams must ...
... carried on three lines of stone posts , fixed in rows of three , which were 6 or 7 feet apart . Over each set of three posts a stone beam about 12 inches square and 10 feet long was placed ; on these , longitudinal wooden beams must ...
Page 523
... carried by the chiefs and sovereigns , at any rate when they were engaged on warlike expeditions . When the Javelin or short throwing - Spear is added the list of primitive weapons mentioned separately by these authorities is nearly ...
... carried by the chiefs and sovereigns , at any rate when they were engaged on warlike expeditions . When the Javelin or short throwing - Spear is added the list of primitive weapons mentioned separately by these authorities is nearly ...
Page 524
... carried a javelin , but later on it is termed an arrow ( Mah . , i , p . 100 , 101 ) . King Waṭṭa - Gāmiņi is stated to have been armed with a bow while awaiting an opportunity to regain the throne , at the beginning of the first ...
... carried a javelin , but later on it is termed an arrow ( Mah . , i , p . 100 , 101 ) . King Waṭṭa - Gāmiņi is stated to have been armed with a bow while awaiting an opportunity to regain the throne , at the beginning of the first ...
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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