Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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The diagram for the Nerenchi game in its simplest form consists of a plain cross enclosed in a square , or an open cross of double lines enclosed in a square or circle . Next , we have two intermingled crosses in a square , one being ...
The diagram for the Nerenchi game in its simplest form consists of a plain cross enclosed in a square , or an open cross of double lines enclosed in a square or circle . Next , we have two intermingled crosses in a square , one being ...
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and in the centre of a Sthūpa ( dāgaba ] lately opened in the Madras Presidency this form of cross was found , marked in masonry , at the central place of deposit for relics . I have already mentioned that Mr. Bell examined a dāgaba at ...
and in the centre of a Sthūpa ( dāgaba ] lately opened in the Madras Presidency this form of cross was found , marked in masonry , at the central place of deposit for relics . I have already mentioned that Mr. Bell examined a dāgaba at ...
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The cross may be described either as four equidistant straight lines radiating from a central point , or , as in the example just given , one straight line laid at a right angle across another straight line . The latter is the simpler ...
The cross may be described either as four equidistant straight lines radiating from a central point , or , as in the example just given , one straight line laid at a right angle across another straight line . The latter is the simpler ...
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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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