Adam's Peak: Legendary, Traditional, and Historic Notices of the Samanala and Srî-páda, with a Descriptive Account of the Pilgrim's Route from Colombo, to the Sacred Foot-print |
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... Mohammadan Pilgrimages to Adam's Peak CHAPTER II . ... Notices of the Peak and Foot - print by early Christian writers . -Accounts by Marco Polo , Sir John Maundeville , Captain Ribeyro , Robert Knox , and the Dutch historian Valentyn ...
... Mohammadan Pilgrimages to Adam's Peak CHAPTER II . ... Notices of the Peak and Foot - print by early Christian writers . -Accounts by Marco Polo , Sir John Maundeville , Captain Ribeyro , Robert Knox , and the Dutch historian Valentyn ...
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... MOHAMMADAN PILGRIMAGES TO ADAM'S PEAK . ADAM'S PEAK , -known amongst the Sinhalese as the Samanta - kúta , or peak of the Samanala mountain ; by Hindus as the Sivan - oli - padam , and by Mohammadans as the Baba - Aadamalei , -is one of ...
... MOHAMMADAN PILGRIMAGES TO ADAM'S PEAK . ADAM'S PEAK , -known amongst the Sinhalese as the Samanta - kúta , or peak of the Samanala mountain ; by Hindus as the Sivan - oli - padam , and by Mohammadans as the Baba - Aadamalei , -is one of ...
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... For further information as to the supposed origin of the Foot - print see Appendix A. In the " Ceylon Observer , " October 2nd , 1869 . Mohammadan considers a holy place as bearing the foot - 10 ADAM'S PEAK . APPENDIX:-
... For further information as to the supposed origin of the Foot - print see Appendix A. In the " Ceylon Observer , " October 2nd , 1869 . Mohammadan considers a holy place as bearing the foot - 10 ADAM'S PEAK . APPENDIX:-
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... Mohammadan considers a holy place as bearing the foot - print of Adam , and which the Christians , or rather some of them , delight to believe is stamped with the foot of St. Thomas . Now I ask , whence this consensus ? How came all of ...
... Mohammadan considers a holy place as bearing the foot - print of Adam , and which the Christians , or rather some of them , delight to believe is stamped with the foot of St. Thomas . Now I ask , whence this consensus ? How came all of ...
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... Mohammadan fakeers , taking them to their houses and feeding them , contrary to the practice of the infidels of India ; for they neither eat with a Mohammadan , nor suffer him to come near them . ” * Sir James 48 ADAM'S PEAK .
... Mohammadan fakeers , taking them to their houses and feeding them , contrary to the practice of the infidels of India ; for they neither eat with a Mohammadan , nor suffer him to come near them . ” * Sir James 48 ADAM'S PEAK .
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