Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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In cases where no whole lengths can be found it permits the use , within certain limits , of a length calculated from the thickness or breadth , or derived from a comparison with other similar bricks , the error in such instances being ...
In cases where no whole lengths can be found it permits the use , within certain limits , of a length calculated from the thickness or breadth , or derived from a comparison with other similar bricks , the error in such instances being ...
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If we add one - tenth on account of the windings of the road we get 60-8 miles , or a length of 74 miles for a yojana . Uruwēla city is also said ( p . 107 ) to be five yojanas from Anurādhapura . The distance in a direct line to the ...
If we add one - tenth on account of the windings of the road we get 60-8 miles , or a length of 74 miles for a yojana . Uruwēla city is also said ( p . 107 ) to be five yojanas from Anurādhapura . The distance in a direct line to the ...
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We may obtain a measurement of the ancient cubit by means of the early bricks ; the largest ones are always termed riyan - gadol , ' cubit - bricks , an expression which indicates - ' that their length was determined by the measure of ...
We may obtain a measurement of the ancient cubit by means of the early bricks ; the largest ones are always termed riyan - gadol , ' cubit - bricks , an expression which indicates - ' that their length was determined by the measure of ...
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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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