Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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It then continues as follows : ' Having given them a little rice , he said , “ Make and give me five cakes ( Kaewun ) out of this , please . ” The people of the house replied , “ Very well , ” and taking a little of the rice fried some ...
It then continues as follows : ' Having given them a little rice , he said , “ Make and give me five cakes ( Kaewun ) out of this , please . ” The people of the house replied , “ Very well , ” and taking a little of the rice fried some ...
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This is the Sinhalese form of the Indian game called Pachis , twenty - five . ' It is always played on a diagram worked on a cloth , and known as Pahada - peta , which closely resembles that employed in Pachis ( Fig . 264 ) .
This is the Sinhalese form of the Indian game called Pachis , twenty - five . ' It is always played on a diagram worked on a cloth , and known as Pahada - peta , which closely resembles that employed in Pachis ( Fig . 264 ) .
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Ayiyanār is said to have five Ministers , who are termed “ The Five Dēvatās . They appear to be the deities of the Wanniyas , who may have erred in including Ayiyanār among these five deities . The list varies in different places ...
Ayiyanār is said to have five Ministers , who are termed “ The Five Dēvatās . They appear to be the deities of the Wanniyas , who may have erred in including Ayiyanār among these five deities . The list varies in different places ...
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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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