Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... demons , and appeals to Agni to destroy them : - Where now thou seest , Agni Jātavedas , one of these demons standing still or roaming , Or flying on those paths in air's mid - region , sharpen the shaft and as an archer pierce him ...
... demons , and appeals to Agni to destroy them : - Where now thou seest , Agni Jātavedas , one of these demons standing still or roaming , Or flying on those paths in air's mid - region , sharpen the shaft and as an archer pierce him ...
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... demons , if not to all . Clothes are not presented to any demons by them , I believe , and in any case would appear to be an un- necessary and inappropriate gift to beings of this type . Have the irresistible forces of civilisation ...
... demons , if not to all . Clothes are not presented to any demons by them , I believe , and in any case would appear to be an un- necessary and inappropriate gift to beings of this type . Have the irresistible forces of civilisation ...
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... demons ; and according to the Atharva Veda amulets against them were made from many different species . From some kinds the wood of the fire- drill was taken , by means of which the presence of Agni , the Fire Deity , the chief demon ...
... demons ; and according to the Atharva Veda amulets against them were made from many different species . From some kinds the wood of the fire- drill was taken , by means of which the presence of Agni , the Fire Deity , the chief demon ...
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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