Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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From an inspection of the table it is safe to conclude that these bricks must belong to some period B.C. , and possibly to a late date in the second century , or early in the first century . The building in question must have been a ...
From an inspection of the table it is safe to conclude that these bricks must belong to some period B.C. , and possibly to a late date in the second century , or early in the first century . The building in question must have been a ...
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a after the middle of the second century B.C. He appears to have been the chief of this part of the country , and two sites are pointed out as places at which he dwelt , one on a hill near the caves , called Gal - giriya - kanda ...
a after the middle of the second century B.C. He appears to have been the chief of this part of the country , and two sites are pointed out as places at which he dwelt , one on a hill near the caves , called Gal - giriya - kanda ...
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Its occurrence there proves that it had been adopted in Ceylon as early as the second or third century B.C. It is cut at the beginning or end of the inscriptions numbered 69 , 70 , and 75 , which belong to the first century B.C. The ...
Its occurrence there proves that it had been adopted in Ceylon as early as the second or third century B.C. It is cut at the beginning or end of the inscriptions numbered 69 , 70 , and 75 , which belong to the first century B.C. The ...
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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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