Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... short basal uprights may typify the Four Great Buddhist Truths , as supporters , or more probably , especially on the coins , the four - fold forces - chariots , elephants , cavalry , and foot - soldiers - of the sovereign protecting ...
... short basal uprights may typify the Four Great Buddhist Truths , as supporters , or more probably , especially on the coins , the four - fold forces - chariots , elephants , cavalry , and foot - soldiers - of the sovereign protecting ...
Page 530
... short point . In the older temple paintings straight swords are depicted with hilts of a shape not now seen . One which I sketched has a cross - hilt in the form of a crescent with the points turned forward ; in another the crescent is ...
... short point . In the older temple paintings straight swords are depicted with hilts of a shape not now seen . One which I sketched has a cross - hilt in the form of a crescent with the points turned forward ; in another the crescent is ...
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... short Throwing - Spear , Visi - hella , also does not appear in the carvings . It seems to have been employed chiefly by soldiers who rode on elephants , and perhaps also by those who defended city walls and forts . I give an illus ...
... short Throwing - Spear , Visi - hella , also does not appear in the carvings . It seems to have been employed chiefly by soldiers who rode on elephants , and perhaps also by those who defended city walls and forts . I give an illus ...
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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