Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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You must make us a livelihood by ( 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 .
You must make us a livelihood by ( 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 .
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The road running from the city in the direction of Dambadeniya is said to have crossed the Daeduru - oya by means of a bridge on wooden posts set in sockets cut in the rock in the bed of the river . That capital was 241 miles away in a ...
The road running from the city in the direction of Dambadeniya is said to have crossed the Daeduru - oya by means of a bridge on wooden posts set in sockets cut in the rock in the bed of the river . That capital was 241 miles away in a ...
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According to one the water was impounded in reservoirs , from which it was gradually passed out , either directly onto the fields where it was wanted , or by means of excavated channels down which it flowed to them .
According to one the water was impounded in reservoirs , from which it was gradually passed out , either directly onto the fields where it was wanted , or by means of excavated channels down which it flowed to them .
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight wide wihāra Yakā
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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