Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... ( means of ) the Pangolin . You must make us a livelihood by ( means of ) the ' Iguāna . ' You must make us a livelihood by ( means of ) the Monkey . We must meet with the Sambar deer . We must meet with the Pig . To the end while going ...
... ( means of ) the Pangolin . You must make us a livelihood by ( means of ) the ' Iguāna . ' You must make us a livelihood by ( means of ) the Monkey . We must meet with the Sambar deer . We must meet with the Pig . To the end while going ...
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... means of a bridge on wooden posts set in sockets cut in the rock in the bed of the river . That capital was 24 miles away in a direct line ; and if , as before , one - tenth be added , we get about 27 miles as the probable length of the ...
... means of a bridge on wooden posts set in sockets cut in the rock in the bed of the river . That capital was 24 miles away in a direct line ; and if , as before , one - tenth be added , we get about 27 miles as the probable length of the ...
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... means of excavated channels down which it flowed to them . According to the other system , part of the water flowing down the rivers was turned into longer excavated channels which conveyed it to more distant lands , or reservoirs , tem ...
... means of excavated channels down which it flowed to them . According to the other system , part of the water flowing down the rivers was turned into longer excavated channels which conveyed it to more distant lands , or reservoirs , tem ...
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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