Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... players , who may be any number up to about ten . Each player provides herself with not less than five small stones , nor more than eight , the smaller number being usually chosen ; all the players must have the same number . The players ...
... players , who may be any number up to about ten . Each player provides herself with not less than five small stones , nor more than eight , the smaller number being usually chosen ; all the players must have the same number . The players ...
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Henry Parker. player has captured all his opponent's seeds . The play pro- ceeds either towards the right or the left , the direction taken by the first player at the commencement being adhered to throughout the game by both players ...
Henry Parker. player has captured all his opponent's seeds . The play pro- ceeds either towards the right or the left , the direction taken by the first player at the commencement being adhered to throughout the game by both players ...
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Henry Parker. player's side of the board have been captured , or more correctly when a player is left without seeds in his row of holes on his turn's coming to play , the round is ended . Each player then again arranges his seeds in ...
Henry Parker. player's side of the board have been captured , or more correctly when a player is left without seeds in his row of holes on his turn's coming to play , the round is ended . Each player then again arranges his seeds in ...
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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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