Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 91
... close to avoid injury by thorns , laid close to his head ; and in this attitude and on his own initiative draw himself forward by his forelegs until he has passed completely under heaps of thorny bushes that have been piled up for ...
... close to avoid injury by thorns , laid close to his head ; and in this attitude and on his own initiative draw himself forward by his forelegs until he has passed completely under heaps of thorny bushes that have been piled up for ...
Page 225
... close to the edge of a precipice . The place is also quite exposed to the sun , and , as I myself experienced , the surface of the rock becomes greatly heated during the day- time , when one would expect the game to be played on such a ...
... close to the edge of a precipice . The place is also quite exposed to the sun , and , as I myself experienced , the surface of the rock becomes greatly heated during the day- time , when one would expect the game to be played on such a ...
Page 361
... 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 higher embankment it would have failed to secure much more water in years of ...
... 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 higher embankment it would have failed to secure much more water in years of ...
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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
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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