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User:Hashan Jayasundra

Coordinates: 06°48′41″N 80°29′59″E / 6.81139°N 80.49972°E / 6.81139; 80.49972
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සිරී පාදය
Sri Pada (සමනළ කන්ද)
ශ්‍රී පාදය from a distance
Highest point
Elevation2,243 m (7,359 ft)
Coordinates06°48′41″N 80°29′59″E / 6.81139°N 80.49972°E / 6.81139; 80.49972
Geography
සිරී පාදය is located in Sri Lanka
සිරී පාදය
සිරී පාදය
Sri Lanka
LocationSabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Parent rangeSamanala

ශ්‍රි පාදය (Sinhalese: Sri Pada or "Sri Paadaya" (ශ්‍රී පාදය) and Samanalakanda, සමනළ කන්ද; Lit. "Butterfly Mountain"; Tamil: சிவனொளி பாதமலை, Sivanolipatha Malai; Arabic: Al-Rohun) is a 2,243 m (7,359 ft) tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada, i.e., "sacred footprint", a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Christian tradition that of ----?, or that of St. Thomas.[1][2] [3]

  1. ^ "Seruwila to Sri Pada (Sacred Foot Print Shrine)". UNESCO.org. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  2. ^ Ricci, Ronit (2011). LITERATURE, CONVERSION, AND THE ARABIC COSMOPOLIS OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA. University of Chicago Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-226-71088-4.
  3. ^ Jayasundara, Hashan (21 February 2018). [https//:useeny.xyz "සිරී පාදය"]. Useeny. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)