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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... feet to the north of the royal city , and the print of the other on the summit of a mountain . " This visit took place in the reign of Maha Náma , and the royal city alluded to was Anuradhapura , where Fa Hian took up his abode . He did ...
... feet to the north of the royal city , and the print of the other on the summit of a mountain . " This visit took place in the reign of Maha Náma , and the royal city alluded to was Anuradhapura , where Fa Hian took up his abode . He did ...
Page 67
... feet long . The people of this land count it meritorious to go * " An Historical relation of the Island of Ceylon in the East Indies ; together with an account of the detaining in Captivity the Author , and divers other Englishmen now ...
... feet long . The people of this land count it meritorious to go * " An Historical relation of the Island of Ceylon in the East Indies ; together with an account of the detaining in Captivity the Author , and divers other Englishmen now ...
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... feet in height , and is ascended by a winding flight of stairs , formed of five hundred and forty- five steps of hewn stones . On the summit , which is circular and level , stands a Dágoba , and about half way below it are two gloomy ...
... feet in height , and is ascended by a winding flight of stairs , formed of five hundred and forty- five steps of hewn stones . On the summit , which is circular and level , stands a Dágoba , and about half way below it are two gloomy ...
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... feet from the top of the Peak , on its northwest side . It is reached by a steep path from the northern angle of the platform which surrounds the Srí- páda . " The fakirs of the Mohammadan religion take impressions of the footstep on a ...
... feet from the top of the Peak , on its northwest side . It is reached by a steep path from the northern angle of the platform which surrounds the Srí- páda . " The fakirs of the Mohammadan religion take impressions of the footstep on a ...
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... feet above the level of the sea ; where , in clear weather , it has been seen at a distance of thirty leagues . † It forms the crowning point of * 45.9 from the Clock tower , Colombo . It is stated in the Rajawalia , that Wijaya , the ...
... feet above the level of the sea ; where , in clear weather , it has been seen at a distance of thirty leagues . † It forms the crowning point of * 45.9 from the Clock tower , Colombo . It is stated in the Rajawalia , that Wijaya , the ...
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