Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... 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 future husband's people . ] " The Vaeddā , after ...
... 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 future husband's people . ] " The Vaeddā , after ...
Page 153
... persons in dreams and saying , “ I am now a Yakā ' —or a Baṇḍāra , as the case may be ; but some do this by performing supernatural feats , and then informing the people through an authorised person - a soothsayer , when ' possessed ...
... persons in dreams and saying , “ I am now a Yakā ' —or a Baṇḍāra , as the case may be ; but some do this by performing supernatural feats , and then informing the people through an authorised person - a soothsayer , when ' possessed ...
Page 595
... person blind of one eye ' ( ekas kanā ) ; if at two holes , a ' person blind of two eyes ' ( dāēs kanā ) ; if at three holes , he has no special name , but his side of the board is described as four - eye , ' referring to the four cups ...
... person blind of one eye ' ( ekas kanā ) ; if at two holes , a ' person blind of two eyes ' ( dāēs kanā ) ; if at three holes , he has no special name , but his side of the board is described as four - eye , ' referring to the four cups ...
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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