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In connection with this identification he remarked that the length of the yojana is twelve miles ( p . 488 ) , but this is not in accordance with the latest researches . Several estimates have been made of this distance .
In connection with this identification he remarked that the length of the yojana is twelve miles ( p . 488 ) , but this is not in accordance with the latest researches . Several estimates have been made of this distance .
Page 256
The actual distance in a straight line is 55'3 miles . If we add one - tenth on account of the windings of the road we get 60-8 miles , or a length of 74 miles for a yojana . Uruwēla city is also said ( p . 107 ) to be five yojanas from ...
The actual distance in a straight line is 55'3 miles . If we add one - tenth on account of the windings of the road we get 60-8 miles , or a length of 74 miles for a yojana . Uruwēla city is also said ( p . 107 ) to be five yojanas from ...
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That capital was 241 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 path to it - or a little over three yojanas . In any case , it is difficult to see how ...
That capital was 241 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 path to it - or a little over three yojanas . In any case , it is difficult to see how ...
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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
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| 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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