Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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When four play , each person has four dāgaba - shaped counters , eight belonging to each side ; if eight play each has two of the counters . They are coloured red , yellow , black and green . 1 is Pahada Keliya differs from other ...
When four play , each person has four dāgaba - shaped counters , eight belonging to each side ; if eight play each has two of the counters . They are coloured red , yellow , black and green . 1 is Pahada Keliya differs from other ...
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The counters move to the right of the players , who are seated at the ends of the arms of the board , along the outer rows of squares ... that is , one more than the number necessary to bring the counter into the last kāmara .
The counters move to the right of the players , who are seated at the ends of the arms of the board , along the outer rows of squares ... that is , one more than the number necessary to bring the counter into the last kāmara .
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Thus the blocking of the counters in that position is clearly a device to prevent one player's running out too quickly . When the player who requires to throw pairs of numbers fails to do so , he uses the throws to bring on his other ...
Thus the blocking of the counters in that position is clearly a device to prevent one player's running out too quickly . When the player who requires to throw pairs of numbers fails to do so , he uses the throws to bring on his other ...
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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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