Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... inches wide at the top , 3 near the bottom , and 6 inches deep ; and the other is 6 inches wide at the top , 2 at the bottom , and 3 inches deep . " At Wellangolla , in the North - western Province , two holes are cut in a sloping rock ...
... inches wide at the top , 3 near the bottom , and 6 inches deep ; and the other is 6 inches wide at the top , 2 at the bottom , and 3 inches deep . " At Wellangolla , in the North - western Province , two holes are cut in a sloping rock ...
Page 231
... inches wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also worn at the mouth , and is 6 inches wide below this part , and 9 inches deep . Hole No. 22 is 12 inches wide to the ...
... inches wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also worn at the mouth , and is 6 inches wide below this part , and 9 inches deep . Hole No. 22 is 12 inches wide to the ...
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... inches long in the line of the culverts , and 12 feet 6 inches wide . Its walls were 7 feet thick , but 11 feet thick on the side facing the tank ; they were 16 feet high . The floor , and the walling for a height of 3 feet , were built ...
... inches long in the line of the culverts , and 12 feet 6 inches wide . Its walls were 7 feet thick , but 11 feet thick on the side facing the tank ; they were 16 feet high . The floor , and the walling for a height of 3 feet , were built ...
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