Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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1 six chiefs of a King Wijaya - Bāhu ; but whether he was the first who bore that name , and who reigned from 1065 to 1120 A.D. , or a later one , I am unable to say . It is not probable , however , that the king was one of the later ...
1 six chiefs of a King Wijaya - Bāhu ; but whether he was the first who bore that name , and who reigned from 1065 to 1120 A.D. , or a later one , I am unable to say . It is not probable , however , that the king was one of the later ...
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References to such a building occur in the histories , and are given in a later chapter on the dāgabas . It is only the measurements of the bricks which prove that the building is of pre - Christian age . The size of the bricks found in ...
References to such a building occur in the histories , and are given in a later chapter on the dāgabas . It is only the measurements of the bricks which prove that the building is of pre - Christian age . The size of the bricks found in ...
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The special Swastika symbol of all the early Sinhalese coins , including also the large circular coin just mentioned , which will be described later on , is cut at the beginning or end of three pre - Christian inscriptions in Ceylon ...
The special Swastika symbol of all the early Sinhalese coins , including also the large circular coin just mentioned , which will be described later on , is cut at the beginning or end of three pre - Christian inscriptions in Ceylon ...
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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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