Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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A short manuscript in my possession which apparently dates from about 1640 , contains some particulars of the efforts made by Prince Wijapāla to retain the control of the Mātale district . As we learn from the Mahāvansa ( ii , p .
A short manuscript in my possession which apparently dates from about 1640 , contains some particulars of the efforts made by Prince Wijapāla to retain the control of the Mātale district . As we learn from the Mahāvansa ( ii , p .
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The Sinhalese who inhabit villages in the same district carry his movements a step onward , and repeat a tradition that he and Kurumbuda went to some place further inland , where they killed a number of Buddhist priests , and took ...
The Sinhalese who inhabit villages in the same district carry his movements a step onward , and repeat a tradition that he and Kurumbuda went to some place further inland , where they killed a number of Buddhist priests , and took ...
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At a much later date it is certain that the Kaelaņiya kingdom included this district and extended many miles to the north of it , up to the Kalā - oya " ; and this may have been its limit in earlier times also .
At a much later date it is certain that the Kaelaņiya kingdom included this district and extended many miles to the north of it , up to the Kalā - oya " ; and this may have been its limit in earlier times also .
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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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