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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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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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