Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 134
... worship him . One man remarked to me , " He is the greatest of all Gods . " As the ancestors of many who are now classed as Village Vaeddas were certainly true Forest Vaeddas three- quarters of a century ago it would appear that the ...
... worship him . One man remarked to me , " He is the greatest of all Gods . " As the ancestors of many who are now classed as Village Vaeddas were certainly true Forest Vaeddas three- quarters of a century ago it would appear that the ...
Page 141
... worship seems a little mixed up with a Goddess known as Alut Yakini , the New Demoness , ' who is represented as his wife , is thought by Mr. Nevill to be a form of Agni , on account of his name , and his symbol , a burning torch . This ...
... worship seems a little mixed up with a Goddess known as Alut Yakini , the New Demoness , ' who is represented as his wife , is thought by Mr. Nevill to be a form of Agni , on account of his name , and his symbol , a burning torch . This ...
Page 151
... worship of these Kiri - Ammās proves the exalted position held by the women in former times - a sure mark of at least a certain amount of civilisation — and such deification is rendered the less unlikely by the existence among the ...
... worship of these Kiri - Ammās proves the exalted position held by the women in former times - a sure mark of at least a certain amount of civilisation — and such deification is rendered the less unlikely by the existence among the ...
Contents
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