Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... shape , Chatty - shape , Bubble - shape , Heap - of - Paddy , Lotus- shape , and Nelli ( fruit ) are the six kinds ( of dāgabas ) . ' Having divided the width across the dagaba into five parts , the length ( of the dāgaba ) is ...
... shape , Chatty - shape , Bubble - shape , Heap - of - Paddy , Lotus- shape , and Nelli ( fruit ) are the six kinds ( of dāgabas ) . ' Having divided the width across the dagaba into five parts , the length ( of the dāgaba ) is ...
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... shape with the exception of the Idikatu dāgaba at Mihintale . The primitive type of bell which was usually copied may have been unlike later bells ; and it is most probable that the Lankārāma dāgaba , in which a more or less ...
... shape with the exception of the Idikatu dāgaba at Mihintale . The primitive type of bell which was usually copied may have been unlike later bells ; and it is most probable that the Lankārāma dāgaba , in which a more or less ...
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... shape which is only used for cutting off the heads of millet and other grains grown in the temporary clearings called Hēna , or by Tamils Chēna , this reaping being invariably performed among the Kandians by the women alone . It is ...
... shape which is only used for cutting off the heads of millet and other grains grown in the temporary clearings called Hēna , or by Tamils Chēna , this reaping being invariably performed among the Kandians by the women alone . It is ...
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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