Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 584
... pieces move in the squares instead of going along the lines . It requires two players , who have a rectangular board of 144 squares , twelve being on each side , alternately coloured red ( or black ) and white . Each player has thirty ...
... pieces move in the squares instead of going along the lines . It requires two players , who have a rectangular board of 144 squares , twelve being on each side , alternately coloured red ( or black ) and white . Each player has thirty ...
Page 587
... pieces is Chalnā . OLINDA KELIYA , Tne Olinda Game . ' A This is the game called by the Arabs Mankala , or as it is ... piece and often rest on four short legs ; others are formed in two halves joined by hinges , so as to fold up . The ...
... pieces is Chalnā . OLINDA KELIYA , Tne Olinda Game . ' A This is the game called by the Arabs Mankala , or as it is ... piece and often rest on four short legs ; others are formed in two halves joined by hinges , so as to fold up . The ...
Page 625
... piece if they are playing with money , he must hit one of the pieces which the other players select among those lying round the hole and beyond the transverse line . If he miss it his turn is finished , but if he succeed in hitting it ...
... piece if they are playing with money , he must hit one of the pieces which the other players select among those lying round the hole and beyond the transverse line . If he miss it his turn is finished , but if he succeed in hitting it ...
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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
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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