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 Māgha ( 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 Māgha ( 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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... reign of King Waṭṭa - Gāmiņi Abhaya , who after being dethroned in 103 or 104 B.C. , in the first year of his reign , by South Indian invaders , afterwards re - occupied the throne from 88 to 76 B.C. There can be no doubt that he built ...
... reign of King Waṭṭa - Gāmiņi Abhaya , who after being dethroned in 103 or 104 B.C. , in the first year of his reign , by South Indian invaders , afterwards re - occupied the throne from 88 to 76 B.C. There can be no doubt that he built ...
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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