Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 64
Page 18
... follows : Once upon a time , there was in the island of Ceylon a goblin town called Sirisavatthu , peopled by she - goblins . When a ship is wrecked these adorn and deck themselves , and taking rice and gruel , with trains of slaves ...
... follows : Once upon a time , there was in the island of Ceylon a goblin town called Sirisavatthu , peopled by she - goblins . When a ship is wrecked these adorn and deck themselves , and taking rice and gruel , with trains of slaves ...
Page 293
... follows the contour in a photograph taken more than thirty years ago by Messrs . Skeen and Co. , of Colombo . The ... follow the proportions of those of the two other great dagabas which are described below . The height to the top of the ...
... follows the contour in a photograph taken more than thirty years ago by Messrs . Skeen and Co. , of Colombo . The ... follow the proportions of those of the two other great dagabas which are described below . The height to the top of the ...
Page 444
... follows ( Annual Report , 1893 , p . 9 ) . The king is of course Lajjitissa ( 119–109 B.C. ) . ( 63. ) ( La ) jaka Tisa maharaje wihara karawaya Abada- ļuka wawi saga dini . The great king Lajjaka Tissa caused the wihara to be made ...
... follows ( Annual Report , 1893 , p . 9 ) . The king is of course Lajjitissa ( 119–109 B.C. ) . ( 63. ) ( La ) jaka Tisa maharaje wihara karawaya Abada- ļuka wawi saga dini . The great king Lajjaka Tissa caused the wihara to be made ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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