Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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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 bisōkotuwa 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 bisōkotuwa had been utilised in it . It is possible that a small ...
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... reservoir was 470 acres , and its capacity 141 million cubic feet . As now restored , the tank covers 635 acres . The sluices were completely destroyed before the modern restoration . Apparently only the upper eight or ten feet of water ...
... reservoir was 470 acres , and its capacity 141 million cubic feet . As now restored , the tank covers 635 acres . The sluices were completely destroyed before the modern restoration . Apparently only the upper eight or ten feet of water ...
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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