Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 38
They still make use of the caves , but their village neighbours informed me a few years ago that all now build huts in the forests and inhabit them at times when they are distant from their cave shelters . Those whom I have seen were ...
They still make use of the caves , but their village neighbours informed me a few years ago that all now build huts in the forests and inhabit them at times when they are distant from their cave shelters . Those whom I have seen were ...
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With possibly the sole exception of the Wanniyas , all 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 ...
With possibly the sole exception of the Wanniyas , all 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 ...
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In the meantime , the formation of minor works at the villages , by the combined labour of the inhabitants , was doubtless encouraged , until in the end such ' village tanks ' were established at practically every little settlement in ...
In the meantime , the formation of minor works at the villages , by the combined labour of the inhabitants , was doubtless encouraged , until in the end such ' village tanks ' were established at practically every little settlement in ...
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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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