Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Yet the fact that the only name for the 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 beingsthere are ...
Yet the fact that the only name for the 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 beingsthere are ...
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In the forest near the northern end of the embankment , Mr. C. F. S. Baker , the engineer who surveyed the tank , met with some ruins which may indicate the site of this ancient city , Pāli nāgara . Detailed surveys have shown that when ...
In the forest near the northern end of the embankment , Mr. C. F. S. Baker , the engineer who surveyed the tank , met with some ruins which may indicate the site of this ancient city , Pāli nāgara . Detailed surveys have shown that when ...
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of the bank : -At the southern low - level sluice , 11 feet 2 inches by 8 feet 10 inches ; at the central sluice , about 8 feet square ; at the northern low - level sluice , 8 feet 24 inches square , and at the northern high - level ...
of the bank : -At the southern low - level sluice , 11 feet 2 inches by 8 feet 10 inches ; at the central sluice , about 8 feet square ; at the northern low - level sluice , 8 feet 24 inches square , and at the northern high - level ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight wide wihāra Yakā
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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