Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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The appellation Pulinda shows that this king was a Vaedda . When the expression occurs in the Mahāvansa it certainly refers to the Vaeddas , and there is nothing to indicate that in the present instance the word has a different meaning ...
The appellation Pulinda shows that this king was a Vaedda . When the expression occurs in the Mahāvansa it certainly refers to the Vaeddas , and there is nothing to indicate that in the present instance the word has a different meaning ...
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Thus the account shows that the monastery was between the fortified city of that period and the village to the north - west where the battle was fought . In the account of Pandukābhaya's arrangement of the suburbs ( Mah . , i , p .
Thus the account shows that the monastery was between the fortified city of that period and the village to the north - west where the battle was fought . In the account of Pandukābhaya's arrangement of the suburbs ( Mah . , i , p .
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Sinhalese coins has always been termed a king in the descriptions of them , all the available evidence shows that the design is intended to represent a guardian deity , and not always the same one . It is certain from the distinctly ...
Sinhalese coins has always been termed a king in the descriptions of them , all the available evidence shows that the design is intended to represent a guardian deity , and not always the same one . It is certain from the distinctly ...
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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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