Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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[ It might be your fate to be married to such a person . ] ” Then the Princess , speaking in ridicule of the Vaedda's want of good looks , replied , “ If so , why should I wear this costume ? [ I may as well begin to dress like my ...
[ It might be your fate to be married to such a person . ] ” Then the Princess , speaking in ridicule of the Vaedda's want of good looks , replied , “ If so , why should I wear this costume ? [ I may as well begin to dress like my ...
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... are generally believed to notify their position in the spirit world by appearing to persons in dreams and saying ... and then informing the people through an authorised person — a soothsayer , when ' possessed ' — that they have ...
... are generally believed to notify their position in the spirit world by appearing to persons in dreams and saying ... and then informing the people through an authorised person — a soothsayer , when ' possessed ' — that they have ...
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The ' blind ' person must now commence the play , sowing the seeds in the direction of his empty holes , which are left at one end of his row , and are marked by bits of twig or straw being placed across them to indicate that they are ...
The ' blind ' person must now commence the play , sowing the seeds in the direction of his empty holes , which are left at one end of his row , and are marked by bits of twig or straw being placed across them to indicate that they are ...
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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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