Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Some of the wildest of them are members of the Bandāra Warigē , ' the Chiefs Clan , ' from which alone the Vaedda chiefs and kings were taken in ancient times . If these chiefs were civilised , many of the other members of the same ...
Some of the wildest of them are members of the Bandāra Warigē , ' the Chiefs Clan , ' from which alone the Vaedda chiefs and kings were taken in ancient times . If these chiefs were civilised , many of the other members of the same ...
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Maha Tampala Vaeddā of Palapatwala , Maha Dombā Vaeddā of Dombawala , Walli Vaeddi of Wallivela ( a female Chief ) ... As no other leaders are mentioned , it is certain that these Vaedda chiefs were included among the most important ...
Maha Tampala Vaeddā of Palapatwala , Maha Dombā Vaeddā of Dombawala , Walli Vaeddi of Wallivela ( a female Chief ) ... As no other leaders are mentioned , it is certain that these Vaedda chiefs were included among the most important ...
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As I understand the position , this nearly coincides with the ideas of the Vaeddas concerning the spirits of their deceased relatives and chiefs . Such Yakās as this one and the Bandāras mentioned below are generally believed to notify ...
As I understand the position , this nearly coincides with the ideas of the Vaeddas concerning the spirits of their deceased relatives and chiefs . Such Yakās as this one and the Bandāras mentioned below are generally believed to notify ...
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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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