Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Village Vaeddas are the same people . It is a mistake to suppose that all Village Vaeddas are of more mixed descent than the Forest Vaeddas ; many are simply Forest Vaeddas who have settled down in recent times in more or less permanent ...
... Village Vaeddas are the same people . It is a mistake to suppose that all Village Vaeddas are of more mixed descent than the Forest Vaeddas ; many are simply Forest Vaeddas who have settled down in recent times in more or less permanent ...
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... Village Vaeddas alike , according to my information , when cautiously interrogated , acknowledge that their chief deity is the God whom they know as the Galē Yakā , although some who afterwards showed me a temple erected to him in their ...
... Village Vaeddas alike , according to my information , when cautiously interrogated , acknowledge that their chief deity is the God whom they know as the Galē Yakā , although some who afterwards showed me a temple erected to him in their ...
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... village tanks ' were 1 Moral Suasion , when applied by the district chiefs , must have been an exceedingly effective instrument . Those who possess an intimate acquaintance with the village life of the East will easily understand that ...
... village tanks ' were 1 Moral Suasion , when applied by the district chiefs , must have been an exceedingly effective instrument . Those who possess an intimate acquaintance with the village life of the East will easily understand that ...
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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