Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 44
... 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 represent ...
... 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 represent ...
Page 52
... 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 do so.1 Whether the Sinhalese name for ...
... 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 do so.1 Whether the Sinhalese name for ...
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... never on a pōya day ( the Buddhist Sabbath , which is kept at each quarter of the moon ) , but sometimes on the day following it . Wednesday and Saturday are specially devoted to demon ceremonies , and are the two most inaus- picious ...
... never on a pōya day ( the Buddhist Sabbath , which is kept at each quarter of the moon ) , but sometimes on the day following it . Wednesday and Saturday are specially devoted to demon ceremonies , and are the two most inaus- picious ...
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi 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 length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Tissa tree upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas