Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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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 a length of 14 feet 6 inches it ...
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 a length of 14 feet 6 inches it ...
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At the low - level sluice , the bisokotuwa measured 11 feet in the line of the culvert , and 15 feet in a transverse direction ; it had walls 3 feet 6 inches thick , which rose 14 feet above the sill . It was lined with stone slabs .
At the low - level sluice , the bisokotuwa measured 11 feet in the line of the culvert , and 15 feet in a transverse direction ; it had walls 3 feet 6 inches thick , which rose 14 feet above the sill . It was lined with stone slabs .
Page 407
Its walls were 7 feet 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 .
Its walls were 7 feet 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 .
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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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