Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... island , but described them as devoid of most of the supernatural attributes of the Yakshas of the early Indian ... island by the last Buddha , Gōtama , as well as by the three previous Buddhas . It is not found in the canonical works ...
... island , but described them as devoid of most of the supernatural attributes of the Yakshas of the early Indian ... island by the last Buddha , Gōtama , as well as by the three previous Buddhas . It is not found in the canonical works ...
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... island ) . " ' He came through the air from the Anōtatta Lake in the Himālayas , and alighted at Mahiyangana , on ... island called Giridipa , ' the Island of Hills , ' a name which may possi- bly indicate Malayālam , ' the Mountain ...
... island ) . " ' He came through the air from the Anōtatta Lake in the Himālayas , and alighted at Mahiyangana , on ... island called Giridipa , ' the Island of Hills , ' a name which may possi- bly indicate Malayālam , ' the Mountain ...
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... island ' is often applied to a tract of land only partly surrounded or bordered by water . Similarly , in the Sinhalese histories India is always known as Jambudwipa or Dambadiva , the Island of Jambu ( trees ) . ' Nāgas are generally ...
... island ' is often applied to a tract of land only partly surrounded or bordered by water . Similarly , in the Sinhalese histories India is always known as Jambudwipa or Dambadiva , the Island of Jambu ( trees ) . ' Nāgas are generally ...
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi 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 length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. 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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