Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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May press - stones with ' loud ring destroy the demons . Spread out , ye Maruts , search among the people : seize ye and grind the Rākshasas to pieces , Who fly abroad , transformed to birds at night - time , or sully and pollute our ...
May press - stones with ' loud ring destroy the demons . Spread out , ye Maruts , search among the people : seize ye and grind the Rākshasas to pieces , Who fly abroad , transformed to birds at night - time , or sully and pollute our ...
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Torches are used freely in many dances in honour of demons , and in themselves are no proof of any connection with fire ... Mr. Nevill described this demon as a dreaded spirit , and the sacrifices and incantations are regarded with ...
Torches are used freely in many dances in honour of demons , and in themselves are no proof of any connection with fire ... Mr. Nevill described this demon as a dreaded spirit , and the sacrifices and incantations are regarded with ...
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( ix , 76 , 4 ) , or the long loose locks ' ( x , 136 , 1 ) of the Rig Vedaevery day discomfited the demons , and dispelled the darkness under cover of which they exerted their powers . Naturally , according to this view of the purpose ...
( ix , 76 , 4 ) , or the long loose locks ' ( x , 136 , 1 ) of the Rig Vedaevery day discomfited the demons , and dispelled the darkness under cover of which they exerted their powers . Naturally , according to this view of the purpose ...
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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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