Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... known as the Kiri - Ammā , which means in Sinhalese ' Grandmother , ' but in reality in its use by the Vaeddas is equivalent to the Indian and Sinhalese word Dēvi , ' Goddess , ' which is not employed by them . " Mr. Nevill considered ...
... known as the Kiri - Ammā , which means in Sinhalese ' Grandmother , ' but in reality in its use by the Vaeddas is equivalent to the Indian and Sinhalese word Dēvi , ' Goddess , ' which is not employed by them . " Mr. Nevill considered ...
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... known also in the north - western Kandian districts . The Vaeddas locate him at Yangala , near the Mahawaeli - ganga , but he has no temple there . King Mahā - Sēna , who is worshipped by the Kandians and the Wanniyas under the title of ...
... known also in the north - western Kandian districts . The Vaeddas locate him at Yangala , near the Mahawaeli - ganga , but he has no temple there . King Mahā - Sēna , who is worshipped by the Kandians and the Wanniyas under the title of ...
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... known of him by the Sinhalese of the coasts , or the northern Kandian Sinhalese , or by the Tamils of Northern Ceylon . If his worship had been introduced at a later date , after these races had arrived in the country and had occupied ...
... known of him by the Sinhalese of the coasts , or the northern Kandian Sinhalese , or by the Tamils of Northern Ceylon . If his worship had been introduced at a later date , after these races had arrived in the country and had occupied ...
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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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