Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Henry Parker. lip , with upright plant ending in one leaf ; it has a r . and I. branch , former ending in a large leaf . 15. 1.04 in . by 66 in .; weight 51 grains . H. P. O. Standing deity , facing f . , holding upright poles at sides ...
Henry Parker. lip , with upright plant ending in one leaf ; it has a r . and I. branch , former ending in a large leaf . 15. 1.04 in . by 66 in .; weight 51 grains . H. P. O. Standing deity , facing f . , holding upright poles at sides ...
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... upright post , the top of which is pointed . R. Raised Swastika . Little to be seen . 28. 101 in . by 52 in .; weight unknown . O. Standing deity as usual ; two bangles on 1. wrist . A cloth from waist nearly to knees . Upright pole on ...
... upright post , the top of which is pointed . R. Raised Swastika . Little to be seen . 28. 101 in . by 52 in .; weight unknown . O. Standing deity as usual ; two bangles on 1. wrist . A cloth from waist nearly to knees . Upright pole on ...
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... upright bar at the side curls over above the transverse bar , which passes quite through this upright and across to the other rear upright , immediately below the level of the shoulder . The engraver has taken great pains to make it ...
... upright bar at the side curls over above the transverse bar , which passes quite through this upright and across to the other rear upright , immediately below the level of the shoulder . The engraver has taken great pains to make it ...
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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