Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 79
... lived for several years in jungle stations , and had been accustomed to jungle shooting and elephant tracking . The men who were with me could not possibly be acquainted with the part of the forest where we ended , as it was eight or ...
... lived for several years in jungle stations , and had been accustomed to jungle shooting and elephant tracking . The men who were with me could not possibly be acquainted with the part of the forest where we ended , as it was eight or ...
Page 98
... lived in them must have become villagers . It is possible that heavy taxation , or misgovernment , or Tamil invasions induced a certain number of these villagers , who had always lived partly by hunting , to revert to the forest life of ...
... lived in them must have become villagers . It is possible that heavy taxation , or misgovernment , or Tamil invasions induced a certain number of these villagers , who had always lived partly by hunting , to revert to the forest life of ...
Page 257
... lived at Nanbambaraya ; and thirdly , another statement that his wife , who of course lived there with him , was termed the Siriwaḍḍhana Bisawa ( queen ) . According to the Mahavansa , he himself was born at Siri- waḍdhana ; thus the ...
... lived at Nanbambaraya ; and thirdly , another statement that his wife , who of course lived there with him , was termed the Siriwaḍḍhana Bisawa ( queen ) . According to the Mahavansa , he himself was born at Siri- waḍdhana ; thus the ...
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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