Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Five different rounds are played with them , at the beginning of each of which all the stones are placed on the ground near each other . The player kneels beside them . First round . A stone is tossed up and while it is in the air ...
Five different rounds are played with them , at the beginning of each of which all the stones are placed on the ground near each other . The player kneels beside them . First round . A stone is tossed up and while it is in the air ...
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I shall term the play until one player has no seeds on his side of the board when his turn comes to play , a ' round . ' 6 PUHULMUTU , ' Ash - pumpkin Pearls . ' In this game the player takes the five seeds out of the hole into which ...
I shall term the play until one player has no seeds on his side of the board when his turn comes to play , a ' round . ' 6 PUHULMUTU , ' Ash - pumpkin Pearls . ' In this game the player takes the five seeds out of the hole into which ...
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They are first purified by being deposited on the altar covered with flowers and there sprinkled with saffron water ; incense is also waved round them . The kapurāla invokes the aid and favour of the Goddess , to the accompaniment of ...
They are first purified by being deposited on the altar covered with flowers and there sprinkled with saffron water ; incense is also waved round them . The kapurāla invokes the aid and favour of the Goddess , to the accompaniment of ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight wide wihāra Yakā
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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