Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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If the monks who occupied the caves had been in danger of attacks by the aborigines , it is extremely improbable that they would have utilised the caves on practically all the hills during the short period between the middle of the ...
If the monks who occupied the caves had been in danger of attacks by the aborigines , it is extremely improbable that they would have utilised the caves on practically all the hills during the short period between the middle of the ...
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They were pleased with the general convenience of a large Buddhist cave - wihāra or temple which they found established under a rock on the slope of the hill , and wished to take possession ' of it ; but the sixty monks who occupied it ...
They were pleased with the general convenience of a large Buddhist cave - wihāra or temple which they found established under a rock on the slope of the hill , and wished to take possession ' of it ; but the sixty monks who occupied it ...
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1 Gāmikā being a feminine form may be presumed to be the name of the pious headman's wife , who evidently joined her husband in causing the place to be prepared for the reception of the monks . The inscription proves that the legend of ...
1 Gāmikā being a feminine form may be presumed to be the name of the pious headman's wife , who evidently joined her husband in causing the place to be prepared for the reception of the monks . The inscription proves that the legend of ...
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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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