Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 27
... possibly indicates a certain retention of power by the Vaeddas , and the brusque manner in which they ventured to address the king . When Mahinda first met the king in the jungle , ' the thera [ superior monk ] said to him , " Come ...
... possibly indicates a certain retention of power by the Vaeddas , and the brusque manner in which they ventured to address the king . When Mahinda first met the king in the jungle , ' the thera [ superior monk ] said to him , " Come ...
Page 646
... possibly in the quarries , should have chiselled many of them on the upper side of the slabs of the Kūrna temple , and perhaps at other sites where they have not been searched for . The fact that three diagrams were partly cut away in ...
... possibly in the quarries , should have chiselled many of them on the upper side of the slabs of the Kūrna temple , and perhaps at other sites where they have not been searched for . The fact that three diagrams were partly cut away in ...
Page 681
... possibly Uruwēla Tank , 251 Ginigal Dēvatāgē Kiri Ammā , 137 Gini Mangalya , fire - walking cere- mony , 141 Gini Rahu Yakā , 141 Giridipa , possibly Malayālam , 13 Giriya , chief of Giri , 239 Glass , ancient coloured , 335 Goat on ...
... possibly Uruwēla Tank , 251 Ginigal Dēvatāgē Kiri Ammā , 137 Gini Mangalya , fire - walking cere- mony , 141 Gini Rahu Yakā , 141 Giridipa , possibly Malayālam , 13 Giriya , chief of Giri , 239 Glass , ancient coloured , 335 Goat on ...
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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