Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... century or early in the first century B.C. , as the date when the bricks were burnt , that being probably the only period when these excessively large ones were made . Colossal sitting and reposing statues of Buddha cut out of the solid ...
... century or early in the first century B.C. , as the date when the bricks were burnt , that being probably the only period when these excessively large ones were made . Colossal sitting and reposing statues of Buddha cut out of the solid ...
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... century B.C. , or the first quarter of the next century . In two of the Nikawāē - kanda caves , which evidently have been abandoned for several centuries , there are two ancient wooden statues , larger than life , protected by a thin ...
... century B.C. , or the first quarter of the next century . In two of the Nikawāē - kanda caves , which evidently have been abandoned for several centuries , there are two ancient wooden statues , larger than life , protected by a thin ...
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... century before the Christian era , while those in the lowest part most probably date from the second and third ... century B.C. A second ( No. 2 ) was taken out of another part of the same stratum , and therefore probably belongs to ...
... century before the Christian era , while those in the lowest part most probably date from the second and third ... century B.C. A second ( No. 2 ) was taken out of another part of the same stratum , and therefore probably belongs to ...
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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