Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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There are traces of a small building on the crest of the rock , and the remnants of a monastery on another rock termed Nelun - gala , Lotus - Rock , ' a short distance away ; while on the other side of the Frog Rock is the embankment of ...
There are traces of a small building on the crest of the rock , and the remnants of a monastery on another rock termed Nelun - gala , Lotus - Rock , ' a short distance away ; while on the other side of the Frog Rock is the embankment of ...
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Near the Wellangolla holes a long inscription has been -t on the rock by the great king Jettha - Tisa , son of the great king Mahā - Sēna , ' ' recorāing grants made to the monks . JetthaTissa reigned from 332 to 341 A.D. , and the ...
Near the Wellangolla holes a long inscription has been -t on the rock by the great king Jettha - Tisa , son of the great king Mahā - Sēna , ' ' recorāing grants made to the monks . JetthaTissa reigned from 332 to 341 A.D. , and the ...
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From the southern side of the rock it then resumed its southward direction for a short distance , after which it was turned up - stream at a right angle for 2100 feet until it ended at high ground not far from the site of the old city ...
From the southern side of the rock it then resumed its southward direction for a short distance , after which it was turned up - stream at a right angle for 2100 feet until it ended at high ground not far from the site of the old city ...
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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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