Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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At Nagadarana - gama , in the North - 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 ...
At Nagadarana - gama , in the North - 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 ...
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Lastly , there is the full design , which consists of a small 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 .
Lastly , there is the full design , which consists of a small 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 .
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As a preliminary , each player places a counter on the sixth and the seventh squares of the 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 ...
As a preliminary , each player places a counter on the sixth and the seventh squares of the 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 ...
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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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