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... the kings to the priesthood Large possessions of the temples at the present day Cultivation of flowers for the temples 367 Their singular profusion 366 366 • CHAP . VII . FATE OF THE ABORIGINES . Paze THE FIRST VOLUME . ix.
... the kings to the priesthood Large possessions of the temples at the present day Cultivation of flowers for the temples 367 Their singular profusion 366 366 • CHAP . VII . FATE OF THE ABORIGINES . Paze THE FIRST VOLUME . ix.
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... present work . Thus encouraged , I have felt it my duty to make several alterations in the present impression , amongst the most im- portant of which is the insertion of a Chapter on the doctrines of Buddhism as it developes itself in ...
... present work . Thus encouraged , I have felt it my duty to make several alterations in the present impression , amongst the most im- portant of which is the insertion of a Chapter on the doctrines of Buddhism as it developes itself in ...
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... present edition has been to a great extent taken from a former work of mine on the local superstitions of Ceylon , and the " Introduction and Progress of Christianity " there ; and as the section relating to Buddhism had the advantage ...
... present edition has been to a great extent taken from a former work of mine on the local superstitions of Ceylon , and the " Introduction and Progress of Christianity " there ; and as the section relating to Buddhism had the advantage ...
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... present day ; and , to strengthen my argument on this point , he adds that , " these terms were so entirely foreign and alien from the common Hebrew language as to have driven the Ptolemaist authors of the Septuagint version into a ...
... present day ; and , to strengthen my argument on this point , he adds that , " these terms were so entirely foreign and alien from the common Hebrew language as to have driven the Ptolemaist authors of the Septuagint version into a ...
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... present volumes contain no detailed notice of the Buddhist faith as it exists in Ceylon , of the Brahma- nical rites , or of the other religious superstitions of the island . These I have already described in my history of Christianity ...
... present volumes contain no detailed notice of the Buddhist faith as it exists in Ceylon , of the Brahma- nical rites , or of the other religious superstitions of the island . These I have already described in my history of Christianity ...
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Other editions - View all
Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical James Emerson Tennent No preview available - 2019 |
Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical James Emerson Tennent No preview available - 2022 |
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abundance Adam's Peak amongst Anarajapoora ancient Anim appear Asiat Báhu Batticaloa birds Blyth Boisd Brahmans Brug Buddha Buddhist century Ceylon Chemn coast cobra coco-nut Colombo colour Conch Cram cultivation dagoba described ditto Dohrn Dutugaimunu early eastern European exhibit Fabr feet fish flowers forests frequent gneiss Gray Guén Hagen Helic hills Hist Horsf Hübn Icon inches India inhabitants insects island Jaffna jungle Kandy Kandyan Kelaart king labour land larvæ Latr Layard Leach Linn Maha Mahawanso Malabar Méth Monog monsoon mountains natives Neuera-ellia Niet Pali Pasc peculiar period Pfeiff plants portion present priests Proc rain Raja Rajaratnacari Rajavali Reeve reign resembling rivers rocks Rohuna sacred shells Singhalese species Steph Syst tanks Taprobane temples tion Tissa trees Trincomalie TURNOUR'S Epitome vegetation Vert wanderoo Westw whilst wiharas Wijayo wind wood Zool
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Page 519 - And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.