Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient animals Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Bandāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs civilisation clans coast coins dāgaba deity demons district dome Dravidian Duttha-Gamini early eastern elephant embankment evidence face feet Forest Vaeddas Goddess Gods hill holes honey hunters hunting inches wide indicate Indra inscription island Jataka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kandian villagers Kataragama king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later lene length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Pandukābhaya Panikki Parumaka pillars pre-Christian probably race Rakshasas Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer side sluice Southern India stone story Swastika symbol Tamil Tamil-speaking Vaeddas tank Taprobanian temple termed thick Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa Vaedi Vahanas Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas yōjanas