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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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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