Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Up to this time the square round the dāgaba had not been paved with stone slabs , since it is stated of the next king Khallāta - Nāga that ' enclosing the beautiful Great Thūpa Hēmamāli , he formed a square strewed with sand with a wall ...
Up to this time the square round the dāgaba had not been paved with stone slabs , since it is stated of the next king Khallāta - Nāga that ' enclosing the beautiful Great Thūpa Hēmamāli , he formed a square strewed with sand with a wall ...
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The diagram for the Nerenchi game in its simplest form consists of a plain cross enclosed in a square , or an open cross of double lines enclosed in a square or circle . Next , we have two intermingled crosses in a square , one being ...
The diagram for the Nerenchi game in its simplest form consists of a plain cross enclosed in a square , or an open cross of double lines enclosed in a square or circle . Next , we have two intermingled crosses in a square , one being ...
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They can move backwards as well as forwards from the beginning , thus having the powers of Kings in the ordinary English game . Excepting when capturing the opposing Ittö , the ordinary pieces move to the distance of only one square at ...
They can move backwards as well as forwards from the beginning , thus having the powers of Kings in the ordinary English game . Excepting when capturing the opposing Ittö , the ordinary pieces move to the distance of only one square at ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight wide wihāra Yakā
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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