Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 36
... probably not in all , have some intermixture , recent or ancient , of Sin- halese blood , though practically forming the same race as the Forest Vaeddas . There are two villages of these Vaeddas in the North - central Province , near ...
... probably not in all , have some intermixture , recent or ancient , of Sin- halese blood , though practically forming the same race as the Forest Vaeddas . There are two villages of these Vaeddas in the North - central Province , near ...
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... probably developed the chastity and monogamy of the race . In any case , its honesty , truthfulness , and obedience to family or clan discipline , stand out in bright pre - eminence . ' As a rule , among the purer Vaeddas the younger ...
... probably developed the chastity and monogamy of the race . In any case , its honesty , truthfulness , and obedience to family or clan discipline , stand out in bright pre - eminence . ' As a rule , among the purer Vaeddas the younger ...
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... probably the only period when these excessively large ones were made . Colossal sitting and reposing statues of Buddha cut out of the solid rock , at which the bricks are of pre - Christian date or the first century A.D. , and other ...
... probably the only period when these excessively large ones were made . Colossal sitting and reposing statues of Buddha cut out of the solid rock , at which the bricks are of pre - Christian date or the first century A.D. , and other ...
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THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide 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 Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas