Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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The chronicler proceeds to indicate in unmistakable language the commanding position of the Vaedda rulers of this period : ' In the days of public festivity , this monarch , seated on a throne of equal eminence with the Yakkha chief ...
The chronicler proceeds to indicate in unmistakable language the commanding position of the Vaedda rulers of this period : ' In the days of public festivity , this monarch , seated on a throne of equal eminence with the Yakkha chief ...
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It is specially added , in order to mark the position held by the Vaedda chief , that both the thrones were of the same height . According to eastern custom , and even western also , this proves that the Vaedda ruler took precedence of ...
It is specially added , in order to mark the position held by the Vaedda chief , that both the thrones were of the same height . According to eastern custom , and even western also , this proves that the Vaedda ruler took precedence of ...
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The worship of these Kiri - Ammās proves the exalted position held by the women in former times — a sure mark of at least a certain amount of civilisation and such deification is rendered the less unlikely by the existence among the ...
The worship of these Kiri - Ammās proves the exalted position held by the women in former times — a sure mark of at least a certain amount of civilisation and such deification is rendered the less unlikely by the existence among the ...
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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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