Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... periods into which the table has been divided , it is evident that their limits cannot be accurately defined . It may at ... period . It is probable that by a reference to the table , however , the date of any bricks may be fixed at that ...
... periods into which the table has been divided , it is evident that their limits cannot be accurately defined . It may at ... period . It is probable that by a reference to the table , however , the date of any bricks may be fixed at that ...
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... period B.C. , and possibly to a late date in the second century , or early in the first cen- tury . The building in question must have been a house for statues or relics , or both , no buildings intended for the occu- pation or personal ...
... period B.C. , and possibly to a late date in the second century , or early in the first cen- tury . The building in question must have been a house for statues or relics , or both , no buildings intended for the occu- pation or personal ...
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... period between that date and the death of Duṭṭha- Gāmiņi in 137 B.C. We are therefore reduced to five kings who reigned during this period , to one of whom the work , which would occupy several years , must be attributed . Of these ...
... period between that date and the death of Duṭṭha- Gāmiņi in 137 B.C. We are therefore reduced to five kings who reigned during this period , to one of whom the work , which would occupy several years , must be attributed . Of these ...
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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