Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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have lost all tradition of their origin ; but it is possible that patient inquiry by a competent person might elicit some interesting facts , or legends at least , regarding their ancestors . Pending the publication of Dr. Seligmann's ...
have lost all tradition of their origin ; but it is possible that patient inquiry by a competent person might elicit some interesting facts , or legends at least , regarding their ancestors . Pending the publication of Dr. Seligmann's ...
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The repair of the dāgaba is referred to in the long inscription of Mahinda IV , which was specially devoted to recording the king's orders regarding the management of the services and funds of the Aet wihāra , at that time evidently a ...
The repair of the dāgaba is referred to in the long inscription of Mahinda IV , which was specially devoted to recording the king's orders regarding the management of the services and funds of the Aet wihāra , at that time evidently a ...
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There is a discrepancy regarding the site of the Păcina wihāra as proved by the inscription and that which is mentioned in the history . According to the Mahāvansa , in the quotation just given it would appear to be only half a day's ...
There is a discrepancy regarding the site of the Păcina wihāra as proved by the inscription and that which is mentioned in the history . According to the Mahāvansa , in the quotation just given it would appear to be only half a day's ...
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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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