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The Mātale district was evidently full of Vaeddas at that period . The manuscript also contains a bare reference to the reason of the invasion of Ceylon by the Sőlians of Madura in the reign of Wankanāsika Tissa ( 110-113 A.D. ) .
The Mātale district was evidently full of Vaeddas at that period . The manuscript also contains a bare reference to the reason of the invasion of Ceylon by the Sőlians of Madura in the reign of Wankanāsika Tissa ( 110-113 A.D. ) .
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expression evidently merely corresponds to the collective term , Ātāla Deviyo , of the Sinhalese , ' the Gods of the Upper World , ' in contradistinction to the Pātāla Deviyo , “ the Gods of the Lower World .
expression evidently merely corresponds to the collective term , Ātāla Deviyo , of the Sinhalese , ' the Gods of the Upper World , ' in contradistinction to the Pātāla Deviyo , “ the Gods of the Lower World .
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Some later outline carvings were also left on a few stone slabs or steps , evidently the work of the stone - cutters who were engaged in trimming them ; or were cut on rocks as boundary marks of the various districts into which the ...
Some later outline carvings were also left on a few stone slabs or steps , evidently the work of the stone - cutters who were engaged in trimming them ; or were cut on rocks as boundary marks of the various districts into which the ...
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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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