Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 337
... height of a dāgaba should be three times the height of the dome , which is three - fifths of its ( widest ) diameter . The length of the spire is fixed at a quarter of the total height , or three - quarters of the height of the dome ...
... height of a dāgaba should be three times the height of the dome , which is three - fifths of its ( widest ) diameter . The length of the spire is fixed at a quarter of the total height , or three - quarters of the height of the dome ...
Page 337
... height of a dāgaba should be three times the height of the dome , which is three - fifths of its ( widest ) diameter . The length of the spire is fixed at a quarter of the total height , or three - quarters of the height of the dome ...
... height of a dāgaba should be three times the height of the dome , which is three - fifths of its ( widest ) diameter . The length of the spire is fixed at a quarter of the total height , or three - quarters of the height of the dome ...
Page 341
... height of the dome , and less commonly the total height also , the early builders allowed themselves considerable latitude in determining the proportions of the various parts which made up the whole dāgaba . The height of the basal ...
... height of the dome , and less commonly the total height also , the early builders allowed themselves considerable latitude in determining the proportions of the various parts which made up the whole dāgaba . The height of the basal ...
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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