Ancient Ceylon

Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs civilisation clans coast coins dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Dravidian Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment evidence face feet Forest Vaeddas Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey hunters hunting inches wide Indra inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kandian villagers Kataragama king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Paṇḍukābhaya Parumaka pillars pre-Christian probably race Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India stone story Swastika symbol Tamil Tamil-speaking Vaeddas tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas yōjana