Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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The sites of the various suburbs of the city are not now distinguishable , but one or two of them will be considered in dealing with the identifications of the edifices mentioned below . THE PATHAMA CĒTIYA . The second dāgaba erectedat ...
The sites of the various suburbs of the city are not now distinguishable , but one or two of them will be considered in dealing with the identifications of the edifices mentioned below . THE PATHAMA CĒTIYA . The second dāgaba erectedat ...
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Subsequent references to it in the histories , as well as an inscription left at it in the tenth century , containing the orders of King Kassapa IV prohibiting fishing in it , in which it is mentioned by name , prove that it is the ...
Subsequent references to it in the histories , as well as an inscription left at it in the tenth century , containing the orders of King Kassapa IV prohibiting fishing in it , in which it is mentioned by name , prove that it is the ...
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“ Showers of arrows ' are mentioned ; and ' stones without number hurled from engines flew about on every side ' ( p . 186 ) . In one fight ' burning ' javelins bound with chains are referred to . In the account of the Sinhalese ...
“ Showers of arrows ' are mentioned ; and ' stones without number hurled from engines flew about on every side ' ( p . 186 ) . In one fight ' burning ' javelins bound with chains are referred to . In the account of the Sinhalese ...
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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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