Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 355
... reservoir that when the latter was quite full the water extended into the ditch which sur- rounds its wall . This shows that the reservoir was already formed before the exact site of the town was decided upon , so that if the name of ...
... reservoir that when the latter was quite full the water extended into the ditch which sur- rounds its wall . This shows that the reservoir was already formed before the exact site of the town was decided upon , so that if the name of ...
Page 357
... reservoir ever constructed , if we omit from consideration the great lakes of Egypt , since they were merely immense natural hollows into which water was turned . The histories contain almost no information regarding this reservoir ...
... reservoir ever constructed , if we omit from consideration the great lakes of Egypt , since they were merely immense natural hollows into which water was turned . The histories contain almost no information regarding this reservoir ...
Page 390
... reservoir . In one built in 1871 , and afterwards replaced by a larger one , there were no stones of the kind that one would expect to find if the materials of an old bisōkoṭuwa had been utilised in it . It is possible that a small ...
... reservoir . In one built in 1871 , and afterwards replaced by a larger one , there were no stones of the kind that one would expect to find if the materials of an old bisōkoṭuwa had been utilised in it . It is possible that a small ...
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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