Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 88
... rice and asked the women at another house to prepare them for him . It then continues as follows : ' Having given them a little rice , he said , " Make and give me five cakes ( Kaewun ) out of this , please . ' The people of the house ...
... rice and asked the women at another house to prepare them for him . It then continues as follows : ' Having given them a little rice , he said , " Make and give me five cakes ( Kaewun ) out of this , please . ' The people of the house ...
Page 168
... ( rice in its husk ) , and boils the rice so obtained . Others fix in the ground three sticks in a triangle , with a platform in it well above the ground level . The boiled rice is placed in a new earthenware pot , or ' chatty , ' which ...
... ( rice in its husk ) , and boils the rice so obtained . Others fix in the ground three sticks in a triangle , with a platform in it well above the ground level . The boiled rice is placed in a new earthenware pot , or ' chatty , ' which ...
Page 188
... rice , pieces of Coconut if available , a small cake made of rice - flour , and a little meat , these foods being purified by lustration of water ; one lighted wick is fixed in front of the offering . The officiator holds an arrow ...
... rice , pieces of Coconut if available , a small cake made of rice - flour , and a little meat , these foods being purified by lustration of water ; one lighted wick is fixed in front of the offering . The officiator holds an arrow ...
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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