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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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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