Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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In some Madagascar boards at the Trocadero Museum in Paris there are three rows , each consisting of 8. or 9 holes . In a board in the British Museum from E. Africa ' there are 24 holes in two rows , each formed of 12 cups .
In some Madagascar boards at the Trocadero Museum in Paris there are three rows , each consisting of 8. or 9 holes . In a board in the British Museum from E. Africa ' there are 24 holes in two rows , each formed of 12 cups .
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player's side of the board have been captured , or more correctly when a player is left without seeds in his row of holes on his turn's coming to play , the round is ended . Each player then again arranges his seeds in fours in the cup ...
player's side of the board have been captured , or more correctly when a player is left without seeds in his row of holes on his turn's coming to play , the round is ended . Each player then again arranges his seeds in fours in the cup ...
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To balance these privileged holes the opponent removes one , two , or three seeds respectively from his last hole ... as to make up the sum of four when those left in the hole are added to the seeds in the ' blind ' person's last hole .
To balance these privileged holes the opponent removes one , two , or three seeds respectively from his last hole ... as to make up the sum of four when those left in the hole are added to the seeds in the ' blind ' person's last hole .
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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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