Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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20 the rock is broken away at the mouth ; below this it is 53 inches 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 ...
20 the rock is broken away at the mouth ; below this it is 53 inches 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 ...
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The embankment was 37 feet high in the bed of the valley , above the sill of the low - level sluice , and from 12 to 16 feet wide on the top . The side facing the water sloped downward at the rate of 3 feet horizontal to one foot ...
The embankment was 37 feet high in the bed of the valley , above the sill of the low - level sluice , and from 12 to 16 feet wide on the top . The side facing the water sloped downward at the rate of 3 feet horizontal to one foot ...
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It was 36 feet high above the sill of the sluice , and 55 feet above the bed of the river ; its top was about 20 feet wide , and both the sides sloped at the rate of 21 feet horizontal to one foot vertical . The slope facing the water ...
It was 36 feet high above the sill of the sluice , and 55 feet above the bed of the river ; its top was about 20 feet wide , and both the sides sloped at the rate of 21 feet horizontal to one foot vertical . The slope facing the water ...
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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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