Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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He learnt that it was formerly the duty of this clan to act as guards of the Kataragama temple in south - eastern Ceylon , and that they resided in the district adjoining it . This temple , dedicated to Skanda , is considered to be one ...
He learnt that it was formerly the duty of this clan to act as guards of the Kataragama temple in south - eastern Ceylon , and that they resided in the district adjoining it . This temple , dedicated to Skanda , is considered to be one ...
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The inscription proves that the legend of the expulsion of the monks cannot have originated before the second century B.C. The bricks used in the enclosing wall of a room formed at another cave , termed the Uda wihāra , the upper temple ...
The inscription proves that the legend of the expulsion of the monks cannot have originated before the second century B.C. The bricks used in the enclosing wall of a room formed at another cave , termed the Uda wihāra , the upper temple ...
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In the older temple paintings straight swords are depicted with hilts of a shape not now seen . One which I sketched has a cross - hilt in the form of a crescent with the points turned forward ; in another the crescent is reversed ( Fig ...
In the older temple paintings straight swords are depicted with hilts of a shape not now seen . One which I sketched has a cross - hilt in the form of a crescent with the points turned forward ; in another the crescent is reversed ( Fig ...
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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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