Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Some of the long straight swords carved in these panels follow the type of Indian weapons represented in the Amarāvati carvings ( late second century A.D. ) , which , however , had no cross - hilts . The one in the illustration tapers ...
Some of the long straight swords carved in these panels follow the type of Indian weapons represented in the Amarāvati carvings ( late second century A.D. ) , which , however , had no cross - hilts . The one in the illustration tapers ...
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This weapon , or perhaps a short spear , is represented on some of the early oblong coins , on which it has a length equal to the height of the personage who holds it ...
This weapon , or perhaps a short spear , is represented on some of the early oblong coins , on which it has a length equal to the height of the personage who holds it ...
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In Egyptian drawings a plain square represents an enclosure or a house , as in the ideograph of a hawk standing in a ... consisting of a vertical one and a diagonal one , enclosed in a circle , originally represented a map of the sky .
In Egyptian drawings a plain square represents an enclosure or a house , as in the ideograph of a hawk standing in a ... consisting of a vertical one and a diagonal one , enclosed in a circle , originally represented a map of the sky .
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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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