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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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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