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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... Chief Translator to Government , and L. WIJAYASINHA , Mudaliyar of the Ratnapura Kachcheri ; to EKNELIGODA Ratémahatmayá of the Kuruwițe Kóralé ; as well as to the learned pandit C. ALWIS , and others , whose names are mentioned in the ...
... Chief Translator to Government , and L. WIJAYASINHA , Mudaliyar of the Ratnapura Kachcheri ; to EKNELIGODA Ratémahatmayá of the Kuruwițe Kóralé ; as well as to the learned pandit C. ALWIS , and others , whose names are mentioned in the ...
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... chiefs who had entered the priesthood , and that the said thero , " who was resident at the Panjali mountain at the ... chief thero , Máliyadéwo , one of the five priests who had accepted the kangu mess , dividing the same among 500 of ...
... chiefs who had entered the priesthood , and that the said thero , " who was resident at the Panjali mountain at the ... chief thero , Máliyadéwo , one of the five priests who had accepted the kangu mess , dividing the same among 500 of ...
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... chief of the supreme triad of Hindu divinities , after whom it bears the name of Siván - oli - pádam . They base their belief on the legend , that Sivá in one of his manifestations retired to this mountain for the performance of certain ...
... chief of the supreme triad of Hindu divinities , after whom it bears the name of Siván - oli - pádam . They base their belief on the legend , that Sivá in one of his manifestations retired to this mountain for the performance of certain ...
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... chief engineer ] and below the Gamini tank , he built a residence for the Paribájika devotees . In the same quarter ... chiefs in the pay of the monarch Suratissa , murdered the king and usurped the throne . Elála , of Solí ( Tanjore ) ...
... chief engineer ] and below the Gamini tank , he built a residence for the Paribájika devotees . In the same quarter ... chiefs in the pay of the monarch Suratissa , murdered the king and usurped the throne . Elála , of Solí ( Tanjore ) ...
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... chief or sub - king of the district . " He said , Do not be shy ; ask for what you wish . I answered , My only desire in coming to the island was to visit the blessed foot of our forefather Adam ; whom these people call Bábá , while ...
... chief or sub - king of the district . " He said , Do not be shy ; ask for what you wish . I answered , My only desire in coming to the island was to visit the blessed foot of our forefather Adam ; whom these people call Bábá , while ...
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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