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 23
... chains of mountains whose sides and valleys were overgrown with dense and all but impenetrable jungle , visits or pilgrimages to the Samanta - kúța must ne- cessarily have been few and far between , and were probably only attempted at ...
... chains of mountains whose sides and valleys were overgrown with dense and all but impenetrable jungle , visits or pilgrimages to the Samanta - kúța must ne- cessarily have been few and far between , and were probably only attempted at ...
Page 44
... chains near the top is said to have been made by Adam himself ! but he gives no authority for the statement . Sir W. Ousely , in his Travels , quoting from the Berhan Kattea , a manuscript Persian dictionary , writes Serandib ( or ...
... chains near the top is said to have been made by Adam himself ! but he gives no authority for the statement . Sir W. Ousely , in his Travels , quoting from the Berhan Kattea , a manuscript Persian dictionary , writes Serandib ( or ...
Page 45
... chains with rings , and nails or rivets , made of iron and brass , the remains of which exist even at this day ; so that travellers , by the assist- ance of these chains , are enabled to climb the mountain and obtain glory by finding ...
... chains with rings , and nails or rivets , made of iron and brass , the remains of which exist even at this day ; so that travellers , by the assist- ance of these chains , are enabled to climb the mountain and obtain glory by finding ...
Page 55
... chains employed for that purpose . By means of these some persons attain the summit , where the tomb of Adam , our first parent , is reported to be found . Such is the account given by the Saracens . But the idolaters assert that it ...
... chains employed for that purpose . By means of these some persons attain the summit , where the tomb of Adam , our first parent , is reported to be found . Such is the account given by the Saracens . But the idolaters assert that it ...
Page 62
... chains which are attached to it , and without which it would not be possible to mount , so steep is the ascent from the plain to the top , and there still remains to be achieved a distance of quarter of a league . person leaving the ...
... chains which are attached to it , and without which it would not be possible to mount , so steep is the ascent from the plain to the top , and there still remains to be achieved a distance of quarter of a league . person leaving the ...
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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