Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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With regard to the characters used , it is interesting to observe in no less than four of these early inscriptions ( Nos . 13 , 26 , 27 , and 38 ) a letter l which in India I believe is only found in southern inscriptions .
With regard to the characters used , it is interesting to observe in no less than four of these early inscriptions ( Nos . 13 , 26 , 27 , and 38 ) a letter l which in India I believe is only found in southern inscriptions .
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It thus bore some resemblance to the early Egyptian digging tool . It is possible that the earliest form used in Ceylon had no socket , but in its mode of attachment to the handle resembled the African implement , the pointed stem of ...
It thus bore some resemblance to the early Egyptian digging tool . It is possible that the earliest form used in Ceylon had no socket , but in its mode of attachment to the handle resembled the African implement , the pointed stem of ...
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ancestors or chiefs , 153 ; Wanniya deities , 143 , 168 , 172 Baņdāra warige , Vaedda clan , 96 , 106 , 113 Arrows , 551 ; crescent - headed , 541 ; poisoned , 525 ; Sinhalese , 525 , 539 , 540 ; Vaedda , 6i Articles placed in early ...
ancestors or chiefs , 153 ; Wanniya deities , 143 , 168 , 172 Baņdāra warige , Vaedda clan , 96 , 106 , 113 Arrows , 551 ; crescent - headed , 541 ; poisoned , 525 ; Sinhalese , 525 , 539 , 540 ; Vaedda , 6i Articles placed in early ...
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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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