Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... temple in south - eastern Ceylon , and that they resided in the district adjoining it . This temple , dedicated to Skanda , is considered to be one of special sanctity , and is visited by pilgrims from all parts of India , including ...
... temple in south - eastern Ceylon , and that they resided in the district adjoining it . This temple , dedicated to Skanda , is considered to be one of special sanctity , and is visited by pilgrims from all parts of India , including ...
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... temple , are 12.75 inches long , 8-12 inches wide , and 2.75 inches thick , the contents being 285 cubic inches , and the product of the breadth multiplied by the thickness , 22.3 square inches . According to the table given in the next ...
... temple , are 12.75 inches long , 8-12 inches wide , and 2.75 inches thick , the contents being 285 cubic inches , and the product of the breadth multiplied by the thickness , 22.3 square inches . According to the table given in the next ...
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... temple ; the painting was executed in the middle of the seventeenth century , and is supposed by the monks in charge of the temple to reproduce the former work done in the time of Niśśanka - Malla ( 1198-1207 A.D. ) . Below an ...
... temple ; the painting was executed in the middle of the seventeenth century , and is supposed by the monks in charge of the temple to reproduce the former work done in the time of Niśśanka - Malla ( 1198-1207 A.D. ) . Below an ...
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THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas