Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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In districts where there is suitable forest , the Kandian Sinhalese make exactly similar , but temporary , excursions in search of honey , and are fairly expert in observing the Bees , without which they could not expect to meet with ...
In districts where there is suitable forest , the Kandian Sinhalese make exactly similar , but temporary , excursions in search of honey , and are fairly expert in observing the Bees , without which they could not expect to meet with ...
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Round the upper platform of a broken stone reliccase , apparently taken out of the chamber behind one of the ' wāhalkadas , ' a similar rail of two bars is carved ; it probably belongs to nearly the same period .
Round the upper platform of a broken stone reliccase , apparently taken out of the chamber behind one of the ' wāhalkadas , ' a similar rail of two bars is carved ; it probably belongs to nearly the same period .
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On many of the bricks laid in the Yaţthāla and Mahānāga dāgabas similar letters were written or stamped before they were burnt . The lowest stratum of remains was four feet thick in its lowest part , which was eighteen feet below the ...
On many of the bricks laid in the Yaţthāla and Mahānāga dāgabas similar letters were written or stamped before they were burnt . The lowest stratum of remains was four feet thick in its lowest part , which was eighteen feet below the ...
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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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