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In accordance with this legend the statue at Bādāmi represents a figure who is half Siva and half Vishnu . He has one face and four arms , and carries as a battle - axe the crescentshaped Ketēriya ' of the Sinhalese , round the handle ...
In accordance with this legend the statue at Bādāmi represents a figure who is half Siva and half Vishnu . He has one face and four arms , and carries as a battle - axe the crescentshaped Ketēriya ' of the Sinhalese , round the handle ...
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6 a half ; the other member of the enclosed 1 ) pair ( one and a half ' ) ; the last six for the spire ; a half more for the chatta . The sage of old prescribed ( these proportions ) as usually practised . ' The Sinhalese names of the ...
6 a half ; the other member of the enclosed 1 ) pair ( one and a half ' ) ; the last six for the spire ; a half more for the chatta . The sage of old prescribed ( these proportions ) as usually practised . ' The Sinhalese names of the ...
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Lower half of standing deity with hanging arms ; l . hand grasps an upright line . R. Indistinct . Lower part of Swāstika symbol , with raised marks in side spaces . H. P. THE MULLEITTĪVU COINS These coins are also oblongs of beaten ...
Lower half of standing deity with hanging arms ; l . hand grasps an upright line . R. Indistinct . Lower part of Swāstika symbol , with raised marks in side spaces . H. P. THE MULLEITTĪVU COINS These coins are also oblongs of beaten ...
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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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