Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 157
... hand and fled . The other six were crushed to- gether , and became the God Kanda - Swāmi [ Skanda ] , with six faces and twelve hands , who rides on a peacock . The prince who had escaped became the Kaḍawara Dēvatā [ ' the Celes- tial ...
... hand and fled . The other six were crushed to- gether , and became the God Kanda - Swāmi [ Skanda ] , with six faces and twelve hands , who rides on a peacock . The prince who had escaped became the Kaḍawara Dēvatā [ ' the Celes- tial ...
Page 572
... hand and fingers held out horizontally to receive them . She then tosses them up again as they lie on her hand and catches them in her palm . If she fail in either of these acts and allow a stone to fall , the play passes to the next ...
... hand and fingers held out horizontally to receive them . She then tosses them up again as they lie on her hand and catches them in her palm . If she fail in either of these acts and allow a stone to fall , the play passes to the next ...
Page 575
... hand catches the ball before it falls to the ground again . After each check has been taken up in turn singly in this manner , the player proceeds to pick them up in the same way , first in pairs , then in threes , fours , and so on ...
... hand catches the ball before it falls to the ground again . After each check has been taken up in turn singly in this manner , the player proceeds to pick them up in the same way , first in pairs , then in threes , fours , and so on ...
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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