Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... letters of the very earliest type , with the long attached vowels , some of which perhaps do not occur elsewhere in Ceylon with letters of this early form , were inscribed , or in a few instances impressed by wooden stamps , before they ...
... letters of the very earliest type , with the long attached vowels , some of which perhaps do not occur elsewhere in Ceylon with letters of this early form , were inscribed , or in a few instances impressed by wooden stamps , before they ...
Page 420
... letters are three inches high . No 2 is fifteen feet long , with letters from two to three inches high , cut about a quarter of an inch deep . No. 3 is fourteen feet long as far as portions of the letters remain , and its full length ...
... letters are three inches high . No 2 is fifteen feet long , with letters from two to three inches high , cut about a quarter of an inch deep . No. 3 is fourteen feet long as far as portions of the letters remain , and its full length ...
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... letters were found . • From the primitive forms of the letters , which do not include a single round s , or the rounded vowels or lengthened k or r , which stamp the date on post - Christian writing , it appears certain that the letters ...
... letters were found . • From the primitive forms of the letters , which do not include a single round s , or the rounded vowels or lengthened k or r , which stamp the date on post - Christian writing , it appears certain that the letters ...
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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