Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 281
... passed through the uppermost chatta . In the time of Kassapa V ( 929-937 A.D. ) the second queen , Rajini , ' made an offering of a silken covering for the Hēmamālā cētiya ' ( Mah . , ii , p . 80 ) . This offering was repeated in the ...
... passed through the uppermost chatta . In the time of Kassapa V ( 929-937 A.D. ) the second queen , Rajini , ' made an offering of a silken covering for the Hēmamālā cētiya ' ( Mah . , ii , p . 80 ) . This offering was repeated in the ...
Page 377
... passed into this well , and ( 3 ) a discharging culvert from the well to the foot of the outer slope of the bank . The well is called in Ceylon a bisō - kotuwa , which literally means ' Queen - enclosure , ' but probably would be more ...
... passed into this well , and ( 3 ) a discharging culvert from the well to the foot of the outer slope of the bank . The well is called in Ceylon a bisō - kotuwa , which literally means ' Queen - enclosure , ' but probably would be more ...
Page 560
... passed , raises and then closes the mouths of the skins with his right and left hands alternately , pressing down on each skin after closing it so as to force through its pipe the air which it contains . In this simple manner an ...
... passed , raises and then closes the mouths of the skins with his right and left hands alternately , pressing down on each skin after closing it so as to force through its pipe the air which it contains . In this simple manner an ...
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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