Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also worn at the mouth , and is 6 inches wide below this part , and 9 inches deep . Hole No. 22 is 12 inches wide to the outer part ...
... wide , and it has a total depth of 10 inches . Hole No. 21 is the pointed hole referred to above . It is also worn at the mouth , and is 6 inches wide below this part , and 9 inches deep . Hole No. 22 is 12 inches wide to the outer part ...
Page 326
... wide , the second one 4 feet high and 3 feet wide , and the upper one 2 feet high and 4 feet wide . The diameter of the dome , deduced from the circumference , like other diameters given , is 140.7 feet . The dome is 86 feet high ...
... wide , the second one 4 feet high and 3 feet wide , and the upper one 2 feet high and 4 feet wide . The diameter of the dome , deduced from the circumference , like other diameters given , is 140.7 feet . The dome is 86 feet high ...
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... wide , and both the sides sloped at the rate of 2 feet horizontal to one foot vertical . The slope facing the water was protected by a layer of small boulders . A single sluice ( Fig . 144 ) was built near the point where the bank ...
... wide , and both the sides sloped at the rate of 2 feet horizontal to one foot vertical . The slope facing the water was protected by a layer of small boulders . A single sluice ( Fig . 144 ) was built near the point where the bank ...
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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