Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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He knew that Ceylon was an island near the southern coast of India , and tied to it , as it were , by a chain of islands or sandbanks . He was aware that the country was Fur Ecus FIG . 7 . about 100 leagues in length - the actual ...
He knew that Ceylon was an island near the southern coast of India , and tied to it , as it were , by a chain of islands or sandbanks . He was aware that the country was Fur Ecus FIG . 7 . about 100 leagues in length - the actual ...
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On the northern side there can be no doubt that it was separated from the city by the ditch of the fortifications , the position of the southern gate of the town being definitely indicated by the story given in the Pāli Thūpāvansa ...
On the northern side there can be no doubt that it was separated from the city by the ditch of the fortifications , the position of the southern gate of the town being definitely indicated by the story given in the Pāli Thūpāvansa ...
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The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of this bank , it would be 4020 feet from the Bo - tree .
The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of this bank , it would be 4020 feet from the Bo - tree .
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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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