Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 219
... construction at the Gal - wihāra is credited to King Parakrama - Bāhu I in the Mahāvansa , it is now shown by the bricks that his work there consisted only of some repairs at the old structure , and perhaps some additional rock ...
... construction at the Gal - wihāra is credited to King Parakrama - Bāhu I in the Mahāvansa , it is now shown by the bricks that his work there consisted only of some repairs at the old structure , and perhaps some additional rock ...
Page 349
... construction in Southern India . In any case , there can be no doubt that the credit of its development and extension in the island is due to some of the first Sinhalese rulers and their responsible advisers . The nature of the flat ...
... construction in Southern India . In any case , there can be no doubt that the credit of its development and extension in the island is due to some of the first Sinhalese rulers and their responsible advisers . The nature of the flat ...
Page 355
... construction of the reservoir lies in the fact that the town was built not only close behind the end of the embankment , but so near the edge of the reservoir that when the latter was quite full the water extended into the ditch which ...
... construction of the reservoir lies in the fact that the town was built not only close behind the end of the embankment , but so near the edge of the reservoir that when the latter was quite full the water extended into the ditch which ...
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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