Sri Pada
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී පාද (śrī pāda, literally “holy footprint”).
Proper noun[edit]
Sri Pada
- A conical mountain in central Sri Lanka and a pilgrimage site for Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and to a lesser extent Syriac Christians, due to a seeming indentation being considered a footprint of the Buddha, Shiva or Hanuman, Adam or the apostle Thomas respectively.
- Synonym: Adam's Peak
Further reading[edit]
- Adam's Peak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia