Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... hill tribes . In several respects their customs incline to those of other South Indian hill - men , and their supreme deity is the Hill- God , whose cult prevails throughout the Western and Southern Ghats . Perhaps the strongest ...
... hill tribes . In several respects their customs incline to those of other South Indian hill - men , and their supreme deity is the Hill- God , whose cult prevails throughout the Western and Southern Ghats . Perhaps the strongest ...
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... hill at that period . The good state of preserva- tion 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 . Therefore it would appear ...
... hill at that period . The good state of preserva- tion 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 . Therefore it would appear ...
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... hills in the Kandian districts on which the Dancing Rocks are situated , together with the names of the dewālas at which the sub- sequent proceedings are carried on , and from which a procession accompanies the performer to the hill ...
... hills in the Kandian districts on which the Dancing Rocks are situated , together with the names of the dewālas at which the sub- sequent proceedings are carried on , and from which a procession accompanies the performer to the hill ...
Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide 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 Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas