Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 44
It is never cut , and is tied in a knot at the back of the head ( as stated by Knox , p . 62 ) , exactly like that of all Sinhalese . Photographs of some Village Vaeddas who have been brought to Kandy and elsewhere to be exhibited ...
It is never cut , and is tied in a knot at the back of the head ( as stated by Knox , p . 62 ) , exactly like that of all Sinhalese . Photographs of some Village Vaeddas who have been brought to Kandy and elsewhere to be exhibited ...
Page 52
Unlike the Low - country Sinhalese , they never fish with the hook , a peculiarity that they share with the Wanniyas and nearly all Kandian Sinhalese , who for some reason , unknown even to themselves , hold that it is quite improper to ...
Unlike the Low - country Sinhalese , they never fish with the hook , a peculiarity that they share with the Wanniyas and nearly all Kandian Sinhalese , who for some reason , unknown even to themselves , hold that it is quite improper to ...
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The ceremony takes place in the months Aehala ( JulyAugust ) . or Nikini ( August - September ) , sometimes on Monday , but generally and preferably on a Wednesday or Saturday , and never on a pöya day ( the Buddhist Sabbath , which is ...
The ceremony takes place in the months Aehala ( JulyAugust ) . or Nikini ( August - September ) , sometimes on Monday , but generally and preferably on a Wednesday or Saturday , and never on a pöya day ( the Buddhist Sabbath , which is ...
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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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