Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... given respecting the Yakkhas have some foundation in fact . If so , they must necessarily refer , not to any supernatural beings who had made Ceylon their home , but to the aborigines , who in any case must have been driven out of the ...
... given respecting the Yakkhas have some foundation in fact . If so , they must necessarily refer , not to any supernatural beings who had made Ceylon their home , but to the aborigines , who in any case must have been driven out of the ...
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... given , from Kandian Sinhalese visitors or settlers , or perhaps have been passed down from the earlier Vaeddas of the North- central Province , who must have acquired them from their neighbours in that case . There is not one among ...
... given , from Kandian Sinhalese visitors or settlers , or perhaps have been passed down from the earlier Vaeddas of the North- central Province , who must have acquired them from their neighbours in that case . There is not one among ...
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... given in the Pāli Thūpāvansa regarding the transport of the cutting of the Bō - tree from the port at which it was landed to Anurā- dhapura , by King Dēvānam - piya Tissa , in 244 B.C. After describing its arrival at the port called ...
... given in the Pāli Thūpāvansa regarding the transport of the cutting of the Bō - tree from the port at which it was landed to Anurā- dhapura , by King Dēvānam - piya Tissa , in 244 B.C. After describing its arrival at the port called ...
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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