Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 102
... ( evidently a title , as he was the Guardian of the district boundary ) , Maha Kanda Vaeddā of Kandapalla , Hēmpiți of Galēvela , Bāju of Uḍugoḍa , Minimunu of Pallēsiya Pattuwa , Dēvakriti of Melpitiya , and Kadḍukāra of Bibile . All ...
... ( evidently a title , as he was the Guardian of the district boundary ) , Maha Kanda Vaeddā of Kandapalla , Hēmpiți of Galēvela , Bāju of Uḍugoḍa , Minimunu of Pallēsiya Pattuwa , Dēvakriti of Melpitiya , and Kadḍukāra of Bibile . All ...
Page 137
... evidently belongs to a different class from the others , and is clearly the Sakti or female mani- festation of the minor deity called Ginigal Dévatā . There is some doubt regarding the class to which Bālagiri Kiri - Ammā belongs . These ...
... evidently belongs to a different class from the others , and is clearly the Sakti or female mani- festation of the minor deity called Ginigal Dévatā . There is some doubt regarding the class to which Bālagiri Kiri - Ammā belongs . These ...
Page 222
... evidently the work of the stone - cutters who were en- gaged in trimming them ; or were cut on rocks as boundary marks of the various districts into which the island was subdivided . The shallow cup or saucer - shaped holes such as are ...
... evidently the work of the stone - cutters who were en- gaged in trimming them ; or were cut on rocks as boundary marks of the various districts into which the island was subdivided . The shallow cup or saucer - shaped holes such as are ...
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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