Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 240
... river which runs past Māgama or Tissa there is a natural pool still termed Gōnagama - wila , ' the Gōnagama pool . ' I suggest that , taken with the other evidence , it proves that the mouth of this river was the landing - place in ...
... river which runs past Māgama or Tissa there is a natural pool still termed Gōnagama - wila , ' the Gōnagama pool . ' I suggest that , taken with the other evidence , it proves that the mouth of this river was the landing - place in ...
Page 272
... river by a bridge carried by upright posts , like all other ancient bridges built across the rivers of Ceylon . The Nandana garden was also known as the Jōtivana ( Mah . , i , p . 64 ) , and was evidently a narrow enclosure , ' in a ...
... river by a bridge carried by upright posts , like all other ancient bridges built across the rivers of Ceylon . The Nandana garden was also known as the Jōtivana ( Mah . , i , p . 64 ) , and was evidently a narrow enclosure , ' in a ...
Page 621
... RIVER . A King and Queen wish to cross a river , but the only persons to row them over are a Hēnayā - māmā , a washerman , ' and a Ridī - naendă , ' washer - woman , ' who must also cross the river , but are of low caste . The single ...
... RIVER . A King and Queen wish to cross a river , but the only persons to row them over are a Hēnayā - māmā , a washerman , ' and a Ridī - naendă , ' washer - woman , ' who must also cross the river , but are of low caste . The single ...
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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