Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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At sides of central pole are raised marks of uncertain character . Col. Mus . 4 . 1.20 in . by 55 in .; weight 35 grains . 0. Broad flat border along top and upper part of r . side . Standing deity , facing f . , with irregular circlet ...
At sides of central pole are raised marks of uncertain character . Col. Mus . 4 . 1.20 in . by 55 in .; weight 35 grains . 0. Broad flat border along top and upper part of r . side . Standing deity , facing f . , with irregular circlet ...
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The first player begins by taking the four seeds out of a hole on his side of the board , usually the penultimate one , and distributing or ' sowing ' them one_by_øne into the next holes consecutively . I shall term the play until one ...
The first player begins by taking the four seeds out of a hole on his side of the board , usually the penultimate one , and distributing or ' sowing ' them one_by_øne into the next holes consecutively . I shall term the play until one ...
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They are then laid on their sides at the junction of the transverse and longitudinal lines on the player's left side of the row , and not inside the squares . Sö - hatara has a special power of permitting the player who throws it to ...
They are then laid on their sides at the junction of the transverse and longitudinal lines on the player's left side of the row , and not inside the squares . Sö - hatara has a special power of permitting the player who throws it to ...
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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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