Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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196 ) begins as 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 ...
196 ) begins as 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 ...
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The winding line indicates the outline of the dāgaba before its restoration , and follows the contour in a photograph taken more than thirty years ago by Messrs . Skeen and Co. , of Colombo . The inner dotted semicircle shows the size ...
The winding line indicates the outline of the dāgaba before its restoration , and follows the contour in a photograph taken more than thirty years ago by Messrs . Skeen and Co. , of Colombo . The inner dotted semicircle shows the size ...
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One of these , at a hill called Kudā Arambaedda - hinna , which is part of Ritigala , is as follows ( Annual Report , 1893 , p . 9 ) . The king is of course Lajjitissa ( 119–109 B.C. ) . ( 63. ) ( La ) jaka Tisa maharaje wihara karawaya ...
One of these , at a hill called Kudā Arambaedda - hinna , which is part of Ritigala , is as follows ( Annual Report , 1893 , p . 9 ) . The king is of course Lajjitissa ( 119–109 B.C. ) . ( 63. ) ( La ) jaka Tisa maharaje wihara karawaya ...
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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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