Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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There are no wāhalkadas ; these ornamental structures were confined to the five Anurādhapura dāgabas already described ... THE AET DĀGABA On the summit of the highest rocky point on the Mihintale hill a small structure , called the Aet ...
There are no wāhalkadas ; these ornamental structures were confined to the five Anurādhapura dāgabas already described ... THE AET DĀGABA On the summit of the highest rocky point on the Mihintale hill a small structure , called the Aet ...
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Dog with raised tail and forequarters lowered as though about to spring forward , standing on two arches , the tops of which are visible ; Tusk Elephant ; Circle with emblems ; two Arches of a structure of which probably a third one has ...
Dog with raised tail and forequarters lowered as though about to spring forward , standing on two arches , the tops of which are visible ; Tusk Elephant ; Circle with emblems ; two Arches of a structure of which probably a third one has ...
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Above its tail a structure of three arches under the base line of which is a bead . Above the elephant's back is the isosceles triangle , pointing l . , with an upright cross - bar below its apex . To l . of this a tree fenced by or ...
Above its tail a structure of three arches under the base line of which is a bead . Above the elephant's back is the isosceles triangle , pointing l . , with an upright cross - bar below its apex . To l . of this a tree fenced by or ...
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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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