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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... River scenery . - Awissawela CHAPTER IV . ... 53 ... 81 Awissawela - Sítá's bath . - Sítáwaka . - The Berénḍi - kówila.— Rock temple . - Puswella.- Kuruwita Waterfall . - Ekneligoda Disawa . Kaṭutiyambaráwa Vihára . - Weralupe . — Saman ...
... River scenery . - Awissawela CHAPTER IV . ... 53 ... 81 Awissawela - Sítá's bath . - Sítáwaka . - The Berénḍi - kówila.— Rock temple . - Puswella.- Kuruwita Waterfall . - Ekneligoda Disawa . Kaṭutiyambaráwa Vihára . - Weralupe . — Saman ...
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... river Karindo , cognizant of his meditation , attended by a retinue of 500 sanctified disciples and by their supernatural power travelling through the air , * descended , and arranged themselves round the monarch . " The king lamenting ...
... river Karindo , cognizant of his meditation , attended by a retinue of 500 sanctified disciples and by their supernatural power travelling through the air , * descended , and arranged themselves round the monarch . " The king lamenting ...
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... rivers in the way , and among others , throwing a bridge of timber 193 ft . 6 in . long across the Kaluganga . Two hundred and seventy years later , Wikremabáhu , whose capital was at Kanda Nuwara , the modern Kandy , " caused bridges ...
... rivers in the way , and among others , throwing a bridge of timber 193 ft . 6 in . long across the Kaluganga . Two hundred and seventy years later , Wikremabáhu , whose capital was at Kanda Nuwara , the modern Kandy , " caused bridges ...
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... river ; and in some of its valleys are found diamonds . * I made , by way of devotion , a pilgrimage to the place where Adam was confined after his banishment from Paradise , and had the curiosity to go to the top of the mountain ...
... river ; and in some of its valleys are found diamonds . * I made , by way of devotion , a pilgrimage to the place where Adam was confined after his banishment from Paradise , and had the curiosity to go to the top of the mountain ...
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... rivers of the island . * " Near the lake there is a flat stone bearing the impression of a man's foot , two palms long and eight inches broad ; this impression is so well engraved that it could not be more perfect if it were done on wax ...
... rivers of the island . * " Near the lake there is a flat stone bearing the impression of a man's foot , two palms long and eight inches broad ; this impression is so well engraved that it could not be more perfect if it were done on wax ...
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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