Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 481
... Upright pole to r . appears to end in bident with prongs inclined outwards . Portion of arched line over head is visible . On each side of legs are reliefs that I cannot identify . R. Opposed to O. Swastika turned r . Bull with curled ...
... Upright pole to r . appears to end in bident with prongs inclined outwards . Portion of arched line over head is visible . On each side of legs are reliefs that I cannot identify . R. Opposed to O. Swastika turned r . Bull with curled ...
Page 496
... 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 ...
Page 651
... upright cross forms part of the characters which represent fire , it does not appear that the sacred fire of the Assyrians was obtained by means of the transverse friction described in the chapter on the Modern Vaeddas . The statue of ...
... upright cross forms part of the characters which represent fire , it does not appear that the sacred fire of the Assyrians was obtained by means of the transverse friction described in the chapter on the Modern Vaeddas . The statue of ...
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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