Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... central Province , Mr. Bell met with one of these holes surrounded by two concentric circles cut in the rock . His account of it is as follows : - ' Here , too , is one of the unexplained incisions in concentric circles not infrequently ...
... central Province , Mr. Bell met with one of these holes surrounded by two concentric circles cut in the rock . His account of it is as follows : - ' Here , too , is one of the unexplained incisions in concentric circles not infrequently ...
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... central square resting on a cross , with two enclosing squares , the central square being further protected against evil influences by having a ' guarded ' cross inside it . In the Sinhalese diagram for the game given by Mr. Ludovisi it ...
... central square resting on a cross , with two enclosing squares , the central square being further protected against evil influences by having a ' guarded ' cross inside it . In the Sinhalese diagram for the game given by Mr. Ludovisi it ...
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... central row at his side of the board , when there are two or four players , and two others on the fifth square of the outer row on his right , on which one of the crosses 1 is marked ; one of the last two stands outside the square . I ...
... central row at his side of the board , when there are two or four players , and two others on the fifth square of the outer row on his right , on which one of the crosses 1 is marked ; one of the last two stands outside the square . I ...
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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