Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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It relates the adventures of a Gamarāla , or minor village headman ( who is often the butt of folk - story jokes ) , who being anxious to eat some cakes , after a quarrel with his wife over them , took some rice and asked the women at ...
It relates the adventures of a Gamarāla , or minor village headman ( who is often the butt of folk - story jokes ) , who being anxious to eat some cakes , after a quarrel with his wife over them , took some rice and asked the women at ...
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Under a large tree at the foot of the embankment of their tank , one of the party , who becomes the temporary officiator or priest , cleans , by pounding , four quarts of paddy ( rice in its husk ) , and boils the rice so obtained .
Under a large tree at the foot of the embankment of their tank , one of the party , who becomes the temporary officiator or priest , cleans , by pounding , four quarts of paddy ( rice in its husk ) , and boils the rice so obtained .
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a Those in the south prepare a little shrine , like that already described , under a shady tree , and offer inside it cooked rice , pieces of Coconut if available , a small cake made of rice - flour , and a little meat , these foods ...
a Those in the south prepare a little shrine , like that already described , under a shady tree , and offer inside it cooked rice , pieces of Coconut if available , a small cake made of rice - flour , and a little meat , these foods ...
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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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