Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... third century B.C. , and certainly not later than the second century B.C. It is important to understand clearly that as regards the pre - Christian and early post - Christian details which are found in the Mahavansa we have got , not ...
... third century B.C. , and certainly not later than the second century B.C. It is important to understand clearly that as regards the pre - Christian and early post - Christian details which are found in the Mahavansa we have got , not ...
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... third century B.C. A second ( No. 2 ) was taken out of another part of the same stratum , and therefore probably belongs to either the second or third century B.C. A third ( No. 3 ) was found slightly above the pottery layer , and may be a ...
... third century B.C. A second ( No. 2 ) was taken out of another part of the same stratum , and therefore probably belongs to either the second or third century B.C. A third ( No. 3 ) was found slightly above the pottery layer , and may be a ...
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... third century B.C. It is cut at the beginning or end of the inscriptions numbered 69 , 70 , and 75 , which belong to the first century B.C. The central bar and four side uprights are found in the symbol which precedes the inscription ...
... third century B.C. It is cut at the beginning or end of the inscriptions numbered 69 , 70 , and 75 , which belong to the first century B.C. The central bar and four side uprights are found in the symbol which precedes the inscription ...
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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