Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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On going to work one morning the men startled three Axis deer that were grazing close to their working - place , and the dogs belonging to these coolies at once set off by themselves in pursuit of them . They followed them for some ...
On going to work one morning the men startled three Axis deer that were grazing close to their working - place , and the dogs belonging to these coolies at once set off by themselves in pursuit of them . They followed them for some ...
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It is strange that a site should have been selected in which the lower holes are on a part of the rock which slopes downward considerably , close to the edge of a precipice . The place is also quite exposed to the sun , and , as I ...
It is strange that a site should have been selected in which the lower holes are on a part of the rock which slopes downward considerably , close to the edge of a precipice . The place is also quite exposed to the sun , and , as I ...
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Yet it was well designed to fulfil its purpose , the storage of rainfall close to the town , for the water - supply of the city and for bathing purposes . It made the best of a very poor catchment area ; had it been supplied with a ...
Yet it was well designed to fulfil its purpose , the storage of rainfall close to the town , for the water - supply of the city and for bathing purposes . It made the best of a very poor catchment area ; had it been supplied with a ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight wide wihāra Yakā
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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