Ceylon and the Cingalese: Their History, Government, and Religion, the Antiquities, Institutions, Produce, Revenue, and Capabilities of the Island : with Anecdotes Illustrating the Manners and Customs of the People, Band 2W. Shoberl, 1850 |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
abode Adam's Peak adikars affirm Anooradhapoora appeared astrologers attended attire beauty believe bride bridegroom Buddhaical Buddhist called century ceremony Ceylon Chan-na chief priest Christian Cingalese cocoa-nut Colombo Colonel Forbes colony colour comboy court custom Dagobah Dalada death decorated demon dewales district dwelling edifice elephants European extreme father feet flowers former gods gold golden Goutama Buddha hands head high caste honour howdah hundred husband island jingalls Kandian Kandy kappuralles king of Kandy king's land Lanka-diva laws leaves Majesty's Govern maritime provinces marriage Matelé ment mighty monarch Moodliar mountain murder nobles and chiefs offerings ornamented palace Parraharrah person pillars placed Pollanarooa portion present priesthood priests provinces punishment queen Ramayana reign relic religion religious remains revenue Rhodia rice rock royal sacred seated Sid-harte Sodo-den sovereign stone throne tion tom-tom tree Trial by ordeal upasampada vase Veddahs village Vishnu whilst white cloth wife wihare Wijeya worship
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 7 - ... led to the appointment of a committee of the House of Commons to investigate the affairs of the colony.
Seite 43 - There is a language which is the root (of all languages) ; men and brahmas at the commencement of the kalpa, who never before heard or uttered a human accent, and even the supreme Budhas, spoke it ; it is Magadhi.
Seite 288 - The magnificent city of Anuradhapoora is refulgent from the numerous temples and palaces whose golden pinnacles glitter in the sky. The sides of its streets are strewed with black sand, and the middle is sprinkled with white sand ; they are spanned by arches...
Seite 236 - ... for his life. By this means, also, they will sometimes threaten to- revenge themselves of those with whom they have any contest, and do it too. And, upon the same intent, they will...
Seite 92 - Here, it may be remarked, that when the relic was taken, the effect of its capture was astonishing and almost beyond the comprehension of the enlightened: — "Now (the people said) the English are indeed masters of the country; for they who possess the relic have a right to govern four kingdoms: this , for 2000 years, is the first time the relic was ever taken from us...
Seite 144 - Arabia; and that after a separation of 200 years, Adam was, on his repentance, conducted by the angel Gabriel to a mountain near Mecca, where he found and knew his wife, the mountain being thence named Arafat; and that he afterwards retired with her to Ceylon, where they continued to propagate their species.
Seite 82 - To the virtuous all is pure. Therefore think not that going unclothed, fasting, or lying on the ground, can make the impure pure, for the mind will still remain the same.
Seite 344 - ... divers. A large brazen bowl is left with him filled with water, in which are placed two silver fishes, and it is affirmed that the moment a shark appears in the vicinity of the divers, these fishes agitate the water, and if an accident is...
Seite 91 - Buddhistical buildings is that of a bell-shaped tomb surmounted by a spire, and is the same in all countries which have had Buddha for their prophet, lawgiver, or god. Whether in the outline of the cumbrous mount, or in miniature within the laboured excavation, this peculiar shape (although variously modified) is general, and enables us to recognize the neglected and unhonoured shrines of Buddha in countries where his religion no longer exists, and his very name is unknown.
Seite 76 - His days he devoted to men, in preaching to them and converting them ; and his nights to the gods, who assembled to listen to him. He was so successful in convincing those whom he addressed of the truth of his doctrines, that he often daily converted many...