Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 251
... original reason of the establishment of a town or trading settlement at the place , long before Wijaya's time . Beyond this general idea of the position of Uruwēla city we cannot go until the discovery of some suitable remains produces ...
... original reason of the establishment of a town or trading settlement at the place , long before Wijaya's time . Beyond this general idea of the position of Uruwēla city we cannot go until the discovery of some suitable remains produces ...
Page 359
... original work ; such a protection is found at all the larger embankments in Ceylon , with one or two exceptions . One sluice , with a rectangular stone culvert for discharging water , was built in the low ground on the northern side of ...
... original work ; such a protection is found at all the larger embankments in Ceylon , with one or two exceptions . One sluice , with a rectangular stone culvert for discharging water , was built in the low ground on the northern side of ...
Page 498
... original Indian design of the sitting figure on the oblong coins , as well as the original type of the sitting king on the later coinage of Parākrama - Bāhu I and his suc- cessors . On these last the throne has degenerated into one or ...
... original Indian design of the sitting figure on the oblong coins , as well as the original type of the sitting king on the later coinage of Parākrama - Bāhu I and his suc- cessors . On these last the throne has degenerated into one or ...
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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