Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 159
... deity , the identity of the Wanni Deviyā is less certain , notwithstanding the information given to me that he is Ayiyanār . Such statements always require sifting carefully . The name of the latter deity in both Tamil and Sinhalese is ...
... deity , the identity of the Wanni Deviyā is less certain , notwithstanding the information given to me that he is Ayiyanār . Such statements always require sifting carefully . The name of the latter deity in both Tamil and Sinhalese is ...
Page 203
... deity of Ceylon , dating from pre - Buddhistic times . The oldest gods of the East were mountain deities . In Babylonia they were born on the mountains , and Enlil , the greatest of the early gods , was especially the God of the ...
... deity of Ceylon , dating from pre - Buddhistic times . The oldest gods of the East were mountain deities . In Babylonia they were born on the mountains , and Enlil , the greatest of the early gods , was especially the God of the ...
Page 683
... deity , 158 , 170 ; origin , 157 ; Minister of Ayiyanar , 667 Kaelaniya dagaba , 316 ; age , 316 ; restoration , 317 ; shape , 317 , 343 ; size , 318 Kaelaniya kingdom , northern boun- dary , 441 ; under Nāgas , 14 Kaelē - bāsa , 123 ...
... deity , 158 , 170 ; origin , 157 ; Minister of Ayiyanar , 667 Kaelaniya dagaba , 316 ; age , 316 ; restoration , 317 ; shape , 317 , 343 ; size , 318 Kaelaniya kingdom , northern boun- dary , 441 ; under Nāgas , 14 Kaelē - bāsa , 123 ...
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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