Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... 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 of half a finger . On rounding a corner in such a path he found himself close to a Bear ...
... 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 of half a finger . On rounding a corner in such a path he found himself close to a Bear ...
Page 296
... face ; he is looking outwards , with half - open mouth . The outer one , which is very short , has vertical flutings on the face , and the lower half of a rayed sun emblem above them . The taller pillars have as ornaments on their face ...
... face ; he is looking outwards , with half - open mouth . The outer one , which is very short , has vertical flutings on the face , and the lower half of a rayed sun emblem above them . The taller pillars have as ornaments on their face ...
Page 309
... 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 . At the cardinal points there are four wāhalkaḍas , each 48 feet ...
... 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 . At the cardinal points there are four wāhalkaḍas , each 48 feet ...
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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