Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... reign of Dappula III ( 827-843 A.D. ) we are told that his General named Vajira who was a man large at heart covered the Thūpa house at the Thūpārāma with tiles of gold as became it , and fixed doors also of gold in the house ' ( Mah ...
... reign of Dappula III ( 827-843 A.D. ) we are told that his General named Vajira who was a man large at heart covered the Thūpa house at the Thūpārāma with tiles of gold as became it , and fixed doors also of gold in the house ' ( Mah ...
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... reign of the Kalinga conqueror Magha ( 1215– 1236 A.D. ) , the dāgabas throughout the whole country were ransacked for treasure , and that at the Thūpārāma was certainly one of the first to suffer , but it was restored again in the reign ...
... reign of the Kalinga conqueror Magha ( 1215– 1236 A.D. ) , the dāgabas throughout the whole country were ransacked for treasure , and that at the Thūpārāma was certainly one of the first to suffer , but it was restored again in the reign ...
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... reigns , plus this 17 years , or a total life of 147 years . Even if we allow him an ex- tremely long life we cannot accept more than 90 years as his age when he died ; but as a more probable lifetime I take 80 years . This would fix ...
... reigns , plus this 17 years , or a total life of 147 years . Even if we allow him an ex- tremely long life we cannot accept more than 90 years as his age when he died ; but as a more probable lifetime I take 80 years . This would fix ...
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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