Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 476
... side view of toes . A large anklet on each leg . Arms hang down , and hold at each side near border a thin curved line which may be a flower stem , ending at shoulder level in indistinct flowers and leaves . Above them two beads on each ...
... side view of toes . A large anklet on each leg . Arms hang down , and hold at each side near border a thin curved line which may be a flower stem , ending at shoulder level in indistinct flowers and leaves . Above them two beads on each ...
Page 594
... side of the board , usually the penultimate one , and distributing or sowing ' them one by one into the next holes consecutively . I shall term the play until one player has no seeds on his side of the board when his turn comes to play ...
... side of the board , usually the penultimate one , and distributing or sowing ' them one by one into the next holes consecutively . I shall term the play until one player has no seeds on his side of the board when his turn comes to play ...
Page 615
... side of the row , and not inside the squares . Sō - hatara has a special power of permitting the player who throws ... side , as follows : - first side , one diagonal cut counts I ; second side , two diagonal cuts crossing each other ...
... side of the row , and not inside the squares . Sō - hatara has a special power of permitting the player who throws ... side , as follows : - first side , one diagonal cut counts I ; second side , two diagonal cuts crossing each other ...
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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