Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Probably the only conclusion to be arrived at , from an examination of these details , is that the simpler forms of outlines or decorations in buildings of a similar class may often indicate an earlier date of erection than the more ...
Probably the only conclusion to be arrived at , from an examination of these details , is that the simpler forms of outlines or decorations in buildings of a similar class may often indicate an earlier date of erection than the more ...
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The thickness of the bricks at both these sluices is relatively much greater than in those of the Lankārāma dāgaba , and if that work be excluded the dimensions indicate some period either in the third century , or — if we accept the ...
The thickness of the bricks at both these sluices is relatively much greater than in those of the Lankārāma dāgaba , and if that work be excluded the dimensions indicate some period either in the third century , or — if we accept the ...
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I omit many cave inscriptions at places where no reference is made to the king of the period , although the forms of the letters indicate that many of them belong to the second century B.C. , or earlier . The next inscription is cut ...
I omit many cave inscriptions at places where no reference is made to the king of the period , although the forms of the letters indicate that many of them belong to the second century B.C. , or earlier . The next inscription is cut ...
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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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