Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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who was known as the Vyādha Dēva , ' the Vaedda God , ' in the time of Paņdukābhaya , that is , in the fourth century B.C. ; and possibly he was the God mentioned under the name of Puradēva , ' the Ancient God , ' in the time of Duţtha ...
who was known as the Vyādha Dēva , ' the Vaedda God , ' in the time of Paņdukābhaya , that is , in the fourth century B.C. ; and possibly he was the God mentioned under the name of Puradēva , ' the Ancient God , ' in the time of Duţtha ...
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It may be assumed that the knowledge of him was either brought to Ceylon by the first comers , or was acquired by them at an extremely early date , as nothing is known of him by the Sinhalese of the coasts , or the northern Kandian ...
It may be assumed that the knowledge of him was either brought to Ceylon by the first comers , or was acquired by them at an extremely early date , as nothing is known of him by the Sinhalese of the coasts , or the northern Kandian ...
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INCE 1883 , when Dr. Edward Müller compiled and published for the Ceylon Government the first complete account of the ancient inscriptions then known in the island , much progress in copying others has been made , especially by .
INCE 1883 , when Dr. Edward Müller compiled and published for the Ceylon Government the first complete account of the ancient inscriptions then known in the island , much progress in copying others has been made , especially by .
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight wide wihāra Yakā
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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