To the Secretary of the Ceylon Asiatic Society. SIR, – The accompanying 25 copper coins; which I have the honor […]
Eight years in Ceylon 03
In a climate like that of Newera Ellia, even twelve months make a great change in the appearance of a […]
Subhashitaya Gnomic Verses by Alagiyavanna
Subhashitaya (Boris mots). These are didactic maxims of a worldly nature, derived from Sanskrit and Tamil sources, and versified by […]
The Sigiri Graffiti
Sigiri graffiti. The rock fortress of Sigiriya rises upfront the low jungle-clad regions of dry-zone Ceylon about 40 miles south-east […]
The Account of the Depositing of the Relics
When the topes had been founded thus, the Elder Kassapa the Great saw danger to the relics. He approached Ajatasattu, […]
The Account of the Two Topes of the Diadem and the Garments
The Account of the Two Topes of the Diadem and the Garments Since Kassapa, the Blessed One, there has been […]