Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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I shall therefore give a short account of the works at Panļā - waewa , which may be the first great reservoir ever constructed , if we omit from consideration the great lakes of Egypt , since they were merely immense natural hollows ...
I shall therefore give a short account of the works at Panļā - waewa , which may be the first great reservoir ever constructed , if we omit from consideration the great lakes of Egypt , since they were merely immense natural hollows ...
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about 184 feet above the bed of the reservoir , in which apparently a depth of 131 feet of water was retained , the area covered being 652 acres and the resulting capacity 160 million cubic feet . I have met with no reference to any ...
about 184 feet above the bed of the reservoir , in which apparently a depth of 131 feet of water was retained , the area covered being 652 acres and the resulting capacity 160 million cubic feet . I have met with no reference to any ...
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The top was considerably worn down , so that the original level of the flood - escape was uncertain ; if , as is probable , it was 13 feet below the crest , the area of the reservoir was 470 acres , and its capacity 141 million cubic ...
The top was considerably worn down , so that the original level of the flood - escape was uncertain ; if , as is probable , it was 13 feet below the crest , the area of the reservoir was 470 acres , and its capacity 141 million cubic ...
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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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