Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 149
... half Siva and half Vishnu . He has one face and four arms , and carries as a battle - axe the crescent- shaped ' Ketēriya ' of the Sinhalese , round the handle of which a cobra is curled . He wears a high crown , the frustrum of a tall ...
... half Siva and half Vishnu . He has one face and four arms , and carries as a battle - axe the crescent- shaped ' Ketēriya ' of the Sinhalese , round the handle of which a cobra is curled . He wears a high crown , the frustrum of a tall ...
Page 337
... half 1 ) ; the last six for the spire ; a half more for the chatta . The sage of old prescribed ( these proportions ) as usually practised . ' 8 . The Sinhalese names of the various parts of the dāgaba are , tun - māl pēsāwa , or pēsā ...
... half 1 ) ; the last six for the spire ; a half more for the chatta . The sage of old prescribed ( these proportions ) as usually practised . ' 8 . The Sinhalese names of the various parts of the dāgaba are , tun - māl pēsāwa , or pēsā ...
Page 476
... half- outwards , and clearly and accurately represented , with heel , instep , and side view of toes . A large ... half only , from Sittrawila near Tissa , 54 in . by 49 in . wide . O. Lower half of standing deity . An upright line to r ...
... half- outwards , and clearly and accurately represented , with heel , instep , and side view of toes . A large ... half only , from Sittrawila near Tissa , 54 in . by 49 in . wide . O. Lower half of standing deity . An upright line to r ...
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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