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There is a discrepancy regarding the site of the Păcina wihāra as proved by the inscription and that which is mentioned in the history . According to the Mahāvansa , in the quotation just given it would appear to be only half a day's ...
There is a discrepancy regarding the site of the Păcina wihāra as proved by the inscription and that which is mentioned in the history . According to the Mahāvansa , in the quotation just given it would appear to be only half a day's ...
Page 530
Below an inscription of the ninth or tenth century , cut on the face of a pillar at Wilgama wihāra , near Bibile , in the ūva Province , a sword of a somewhat different type is carved ( Fig . 162 ) ; it has a cross - hilt which ends in ...
Below an inscription of the ninth or tenth century , cut on the face of a pillar at Wilgama wihāra , near Bibile , in the ūva Province , a sword of a somewhat different type is carved ( Fig . 162 ) ; it has a cross - hilt which ends in ...
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... temple to 158 , 170 Galē Deviya and Kiri - Ammă 136 Haughton , S. , inscriptions found , 419 Indra defeats Rākshasas , 5 ; god of Havidavi wihāra - Ridi wihāra , 530 heavenly fires and thunder , 3 ; Heap - of - Paddy shape of dāgaba ...
... temple to 158 , 170 Galē Deviya and Kiri - Ammă 136 Haughton , S. , inscriptions found , 419 Indra defeats Rākshasas , 5 ; god of Havidavi wihāra - Ridi wihāra , 530 heavenly fires and thunder , 3 ; Heap - of - Paddy shape of dāgaba ...
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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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