Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 71
Page 69
Occasionally , however , a savage Sloth - bear ( Ursus labiatus ) mauls them when met face to face at a sudden turn in a narrow jungle track . 1 A Vaedda once related to me a story of an incident of this kind , which cost him the loss ...
Occasionally , however , a savage Sloth - bear ( Ursus labiatus ) mauls them when met face to face at a sudden turn in a narrow jungle track . 1 A Vaedda once related to me a story of an incident of this kind , which cost him the loss ...
Page 296
monolithic pillars , 13 inches wide in the face , the inner one being as high as the uppermost cornice , and being surmounted by a stone lion sitting on his haunches on a square capital with a Buddhist railing of two bars on its face ...
monolithic pillars , 13 inches wide in the face , the inner one being as high as the uppermost cornice , and being surmounted by a stone lion sitting on his haunches on a square capital with a Buddhist railing of two bars on its face ...
Page 309
The tee had the usual post - and - rail work on each face , the posts being ii brick pilasters 2 feet 6 inches wide , while flat horizontal bands 15 inches wide form the rails . A sun - disk occupied the centre of each face .
The tee had the usual post - and - rail work on each face , the posts being ii brick pilasters 2 feet 6 inches wide , while flat horizontal bands 15 inches wide form the rails . A sun - disk occupied the centre of each face .
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |