Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... the Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , as preserved in the Mahāvansa , is a true description of the apartment and its decorations , written by a contemporary annalist who either actually saw it , or heard it described by others who had seen it .
... the Ruwanwaeli dāgaba , as preserved in the Mahāvansa , is a true description of the apartment and its decorations , written by a contemporary annalist who either actually saw it , or heard it described by others who had seen it .
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They have been figured and described on several occasions , but I think that no account has been given of any from ... These were described and figured by him in 1892.4 All the Purānas found in the island have been imported from India .
They have been figured and described on several occasions , but I think that no account has been given of any from ... These were described and figured by him in 1892.4 All the Purānas found in the island have been imported from India .
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In his battle with Elāra's nephew Bhalluka , the same king , who was on an elephant , is described as guarding his mouth with the handle of his sword when Bhalluka threw a javelin at him . One of DutthaGāmiņi's chiefs , who was seated ...
In his battle with Elāra's nephew Bhalluka , the same king , who was on an elephant , is described as guarding his mouth with the handle of his sword when Bhalluka threw a javelin at him . One of DutthaGāmiņi's chiefs , who was seated ...
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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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