Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... round the abdomen like them . The females of both classes have similar clothing , a short skirt of cotton fastened round the waist and reaching to the knees or below them . When visiting other villages the men wear a similar cloth from ...
... round the abdomen like them . The females of both classes have similar clothing , a short skirt of cotton fastened round the waist and reaching to the knees or below them . When visiting other villages the men wear a similar cloth from ...
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... 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 another is picked up ...
... 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 another is picked up ...
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... round the Henakanda , and followed by the kapurāla and musicians . They are then attached to the bars which are to steady them , and are interlocked and bound round with cords which at first are placed loosely and then , after the ...
... round the Henakanda , and followed by the kapurāla and musicians . They are then attached to the bars which are to steady them , and are interlocked and bound round with cords which at first are placed loosely and then , after the ...
Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide 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 Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas