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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Page 11
... believe is stamped with the foot of St. Thomas . Now I ask , whence this consensus ? How came all of these to regard this place as holy , and to associate their traditions and legends with it ? How is this to be accounted for ? I at ...
... believe is stamped with the foot of St. Thomas . Now I ask , whence this consensus ? How came all of these to regard this place as holy , and to associate their traditions and legends with it ? How is this to be accounted for ? I at ...
Page 26
... believe , is the same that is now followed in ascending to the peak , viâ Ratnapura . The practice of lighting up the summit of the mountain at sunset , during the pilgrim season , is con- tinued to the present day , and the effect ...
... believe , is the same that is now followed in ascending to the peak , viâ Ratnapura . The practice of lighting up the summit of the mountain at sunset , during the pilgrim season , is con- tinued to the present day , and the effect ...
Page 54
... believe in the impression , as being that of the foot - print of Adam ; some attributing it to St. Thomas , and others to the Eunuch of Candace , Queen of Ethiopia . Percival , in his account of the island , apparently adopting this ...
... believe in the impression , as being that of the foot - print of Adam ; some attributing it to St. Thomas , and others to the Eunuch of Candace , Queen of Ethiopia . Percival , in his account of the island , apparently adopting this ...
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... believe , a fountain ; " but this Odoric discovered to be a delusion , as he saw the spring gushing from the earth , and its waters " flowing over jewels , but abounding with leeches and bloodsuckers . " In 1349 Giovanni de Marignola ...
... believe , a fountain ; " but this Odoric discovered to be a delusion , as he saw the spring gushing from the earth , and its waters " flowing over jewels , but abounding with leeches and bloodsuckers . " In 1349 Giovanni de Marignola ...
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... believe is the imprint of the foot of our first father . † : * The statement respecting the lake and the streams is erroneous . There is however a small well near the top of the Peak . Ribeyro seems not to have known that the Sinhalese ...
... believe is the imprint of the foot of our first father . † : * The statement respecting the lake and the streams is erroneous . There is however a small well near the top of the Peak . Ribeyro seems not to have known that the Sinhalese ...
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Adam Adam's Peak ambalama amongst Anuradhapura appearance ascent Atthakatha Awissawela believe Brahmans bridge Buddha Buddhist called cave century chains champac chief clouds Colombo coolies deity Déwálé distance district elephants faith feet flowers foot foot-print forest formed Gampola Gautama Buddha gems Gilímalé ground Hanwella height Heramițipána hill Hindu holy Ibn Batuta impression inches Island of Ceylon journey jungle Kalu-ganga Kandian Kandy king kingdom land legend light Maha Mahawansó Malabar miles Mohammadan monarch mountain Nága native night Palábaddala passed path Perahara PHILALETHES pilgrimage pilgrims pillars Portuguese priests Puttalam Rája Ratnapura reign relic residence resthouse river road Robert Knox rock rocky royal sacred Samanala says shrine side Sinha Sinhalese Sir J. E. Sítáwaka Sivá Solíans Soysa spot Srí Srí-páda steep steps stone stood stream summit Tamil temple tradition traveller trees vihára village Vishnu walls worship yakshas