Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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In several respects their customs incline to those of other South Indian hill - men , and their supreme deity is the ... deity came to Ceylon from Mala wara - desa , “ the Country of the Hill - region , ' that is the Malayālam hills .
In several respects their customs incline to those of other South Indian hill - men , and their supreme deity is the ... deity came to Ceylon from Mala wara - desa , “ the Country of the Hill - region , ' that is the Malayālam hills .
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Thus the monks were still on the hill at that period . The good state of preservation of the plastering on the wall may be taken to indicate a tenancy of the cave extending to perhaps the thirteenth or fourteenth century , or even later ...
Thus the monks were still on the hill at that period . The good state of preservation of the plastering on the wall may be taken to indicate a tenancy of the cave extending to perhaps the thirteenth or fourteenth century , or even later ...
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of the hill if it is a single bare rock . These rocks commonly face towards the south , but not invariably ; and I have stood on one that was on the northern end of a long hill ( Dolukanda ) which has a high vertical precipice on its ...
of the hill if it is a single bare rock . These rocks commonly face towards the south , but not invariably ; and I have stood on one that was on the northern end of a long hill ( Dolukanda ) which has a high vertical precipice on its ...
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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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