Description:
A view of Sri Pada peak from forest pathway. Dominated Montane forests around the peak. The Sri Pada mountain range is the third largest mountain of Sri Lanka. It is sacred for the foot print of load Buddha. It has been known that load Buddha spent some time there and imprinted the foot on the granite gneiss. The height is around 2243m. Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Hanuman or Shiva in some Islamic and Christian traditions that of Adam. Sri Lanka.
Description:
A view of Sri Pada peak from forest pathway. Dominated Montane forests around the peak. The Sri Pada mountain range is the third largest mountain of Sri Lanka. It is sacred for the foot print of load Buddha. It has been known that load Buddha spent some time there and imprinted the foot on the granite gneiss. The height is around 2243m. Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Hanuman or Shiva in some Islamic and Christian traditions that of Adam. Sri Lanka.
Date Created:
2014-10-09 00:00:00
Author:
Tamasha Fernando | Majority Worl
Description Writer:
A Senior Environmental Officer.
Image Description:
A view of Sri Pada peak from forest pathway. Dominated Montane forests around the peak. The Sri Pada mountain range is the third largest mountain of Sri Lanka. It is sacred for the foot print of load Buddha. It has been known that load Buddha spent some t