Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
Contents
THE ABORIGINES | 11 |
THE FIRST INHABITANTS II THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 31 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS IND CUSTOMS | 36 |
2034 | 65 |
35 | 107 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
Mõhini | 137 |
116 | 360 |
126 | 375 |
130 | 387 |
134 | 398 |
140 | 404 |
ARTS IMPLEMENTS AND GAMES | 412 |
148 | 417 |
152 | 432 |
37 | 148 |
THE PRIMITIVE DEITY OF CEYLON | 177 |
40 | 178 |
4450 | 193 |
5153 | 199 |
STRUCTURAL WORKS | 207 |
5456 | 223 |
72 | 227 |
63 | 248 |
64 | 263 |
70 | 271 |
7479 | 287 |
85 | 306 |
88 | 316 |
92 | 325 |
111 | 332 |
113 | 344 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Bandāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters dāgaba deity demons district dome Duttha-Gamini early elephant embankment emblem evidently face feet Forest Vaeddas four Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide Indra inscription island Jataka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later lene 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 Rakshasas reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side Siva sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Vahana Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas