Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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However this may be , the chronicles of their descendants , the Sinhalese , applied the Pāli term Yakkha , demon , ' to the beings whom they found in the island , but described them as devoid of most of the supernatural attributes of ...
However this may be , the chronicles of their descendants , the Sinhalese , applied the Pāli term Yakkha , demon , ' to the beings whom they found in the island , but described them as devoid of most of the supernatural attributes of ...
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A . Rākkhasas and put away the Pisāchas ; men shall be masters ( of the island ) . " He came through the air from the Anőtatta Lake in the Himālayas , and alighted at Mahiyangana , on the eastern side of the Central mountains .
A . Rākkhasas and put away the Pisāchas ; men shall be masters ( of the island ) . " He came through the air from the Anőtatta Lake in the Himālayas , and alighted at Mahiyangana , on the eastern side of the Central mountains .
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In these works the expression 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 ...
In these works the expression 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 ...
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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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