Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... northern portion of Ceylon was the Island of Nāgas , ' must be held to prove that some beings designated Nāgas once inhabited it . The word Nāga may be applied either to human beings— there are still people of this name in north ...
... northern portion of Ceylon was the Island of Nāgas , ' must be held to prove that some beings designated Nāgas once inhabited it . The word Nāga may be applied either to human beings— there are still people of this name in north ...
Page 366
... northern side of Anuradhapura- ( No . 7 of Dr. E. Müller's Ancient Inscriptions ) -it appears to have been granted by that king to the Community of Monks . The words in my copy are , Pali nakaraka wawiya ma tera Majibaka dini . ' He ...
... northern side of Anuradhapura- ( No . 7 of Dr. E. Müller's Ancient Inscriptions ) -it appears to have been granted by that king to the Community of Monks . The words in my copy are , Pali nakaraka wawiya ma tera Majibaka dini . ' He ...
Page 375
... northern low - level sluice , 8 feet 2 inches square , and at the northern high - level sluice , 13 feet 8 inches by 8 feet . The culvert at the waste - weir was built of stone , and the well of the northern low - level sluice was also ...
... northern low - level sluice , 8 feet 2 inches square , and at the northern high - level sluice , 13 feet 8 inches by 8 feet . The culvert at the waste - weir was built of stone , and the well of the northern low - level sluice was also ...
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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