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Henry Parker. bisōkotuwa or well . It had walls 2 feet thick , and was covered by slabs about 9 inches thick . Its floor was at the level of the bottom of the well . The outlet or discharging culvert was of a very interesting form . For ...
Henry Parker. bisōkotuwa or well . It had walls 2 feet thick , and was covered by slabs about 9 inches thick . Its floor was at the level of the bottom of the well . The outlet or discharging culvert was of a very interesting form . For ...
Page 401
... thick ; they were 2 feet wide , and 4 feet 2 inches high . An open paved inlet channel , 71 feet 6 inches long and 15 feet wide , led up to them ; this had side walls 3 feet 6 inches thick . The outlet culverts were about 156 feet long ...
... thick ; they were 2 feet wide , and 4 feet 2 inches high . An open paved inlet channel , 71 feet 6 inches long and 15 feet wide , led up to them ; this had side walls 3 feet 6 inches thick . The outlet culverts were about 156 feet long ...
Page 407
... thick , but 11 feet thick on the side facing the tank ; they were 16 feet high . The floor , and the walling for a height of 3 feet , were built of stone ; above that level all the work was of brick . Two inlet culverts , separated by a ...
... thick , but 11 feet thick on the side facing the tank ; they were 16 feet high . The floor , and the walling for a height of 3 feet , were built of stone ; above that level all the work was of brick . Two inlet culverts , separated by a ...
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi 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 length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Tissa tree upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas