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	Sri Pada - Buddhism's Most Sacred Mountain, Sri Lanka
		In the past Sri Pada's forests were the home of numerous elephants and the animal was so identified with the mountain that it came to be seen as the mount of Samanta.
		Sri Lanka is the home of numerous species of glorious butterflies and once a year they form into long chains, sometimes consisting of hundreds of the creatures, and fly through the countryside.
		Sri Pada's religious associations, its height and its great natural beauty have long made it a favourite with writers and poets and its glories are celebrated in the literature of a dozen languages.
	www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/buddhistworld/sri-pada.htm (6241 words)

	Sri Pada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sri Pada, also known as Adam's Peak or Adam's Mount, is a 2,243 metre (7,360 feet) tall conical mountain in central Sri Lanka.
		Sri Pada is the Sanskrit term used by the Sinhalese people in religious contexts.
		Sri Pada - The holiest of the holy hills
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sri_Pada (798 words)

	Official Website of Sri Lanka tourist Board - History of Sri Lanka
		Sri Lanka is one of those places where history seems to fade into the mist of legend.
		Or is it the Buddha’s footprint on Sri Pada?
		Famed explorer, Marco Polo, arrived in Sri Lanka in the period between 1254 and 1324, and, in 1505, the Portuguese landed, and occupied the island’s coastal regions.
	www.srilankatourism.org /lang/en/traveller/culture_history.php (748 words)

	BuddhaNet.Net: Sacred Island - A Buddhist Pilgrim's Guide to Sri Lanka: Sri Pada
		Sri Pada soars upwards to a height of 7,360 feet from the very edge of the central highlands and viewed from the south west looks like a pinnacle on a verdant castle wall.
		What makes Sri Pada so special is not its height or beauty but a mysterious mark on its top which Muslims and Christians believe to be the footprint of Adam and Hindus believe is that of Shiva.
		Sri Pada is not actually that high but its steep sides and the many lower mountains surrounding it give the impression of exceptional loftiness.
	www.buddhanet.net /sacred-island/sri-pada.html (2009 words)

	Sri Lankan monarchs who climbed Holy Sri Pada
		Sri Lanka's world famous Holy Mountain is once again the attraction, where devotees from all parts of the country engage in the annual pilgrimage.
		King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe appointed Sanga Raja Sri Saranankara as the incumbent of the Holy Mountain.
		Sri Pada mountain was visited by several foreigners among whom was the Muslim traveller Ibn Batuta who in his writings records that he visited the Peak in 1344.
	sripada.org /kings.htm (1692 words)

	LankaLibrary.com: Sri Pada (Adam's peak) - The sacred mount
		Sri Pada or Adam's peak as it was known to the early West was in the limelight from times before the recorded history of the Island.
		Here reports of the Sacred Mount of Sri Pada, then dedicated to the Hindu deity Saman and known as Samanthakuti, attracted his attention.
		Apart from scanty and much belated Arab sources, history is strangely silent for over seventeen centuries on the visit of Alexander to the Island and his journey to Sri Pada.
	www.lankalibrary.com /heritage/sripada.htm (795 words)

	Buddhism - Sri Lankan Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The history of Sri Lanka is inseparably intertwined with the history of Buddhism in the island.
		Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) is the oldest continually Buddhist country in the world, Buddhism being the major religion in the island since its introduction in the 3rd century BC.
		They are masterpieces of Buddhist sculpture in Sri Lanka and had been the work of King Parakramabahu, the Great.
	web.1asphost.com /pramudith/heritage/buddhism.html (936 words)

	Sri Lanka asian culture and country information and links to food information, ingredients and oriental history from ...
		Sri Lanka was part of the Empire of Asoka during the 3rd century, during which time the population was converted to Buddhism.
		In 1796 Sri Lanka (as Ceylon) was acquired from the Dutch by the British.
		The foremost concentration of the Sri Lankan Tamils lies in the Jaffna Peninsula and in the adjacent districts of the northern lowlands.
	www.asiarecipe.com /sriinfo.html (4541 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sri Lanka's world famous 'Sacred Mountain' is once again the attraction, where devotees from all parts of the country engage in the annual pilgrimage.
		The thousands of pilgrims who make their annual pilgrimage to Sri Pada today, perhaps do not realise the difficulties their ancestors had to undergo in order to pay their need of homage at the sacred footprint.
		In all the rock inscriptions he had made at Sri Pada as well as at other Buddhist Temples as Rangiri Dambulla, he had exhausted the vocabulary of ecstasy in describing his performances.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2006/01/29/fea18.html (1397 words)

	Review of Daftar Jailani
		Sri Pada, also known as Adam's Peak, was venerated from ancient times.
		The antiquity of Adam's peak (Sri Pada) could be attributed to ancient seafarers and merchants who were enamoured by the mountain and drawn to it after seeing it from the ocean in their journeys to Sri Lanka.
		Adams' Peak (Sri Pada) was believed to have been the highest mountain in the world as conjectured by the ancients who had then no technology to measure heights except by speculative observation.
	jailani.org /review.htm (960 words)

	Sri Lanka Resorts - 2003 Event Calendar
		Sri Lanka’s deep-rooted and ancient civilisation endows the island with a legacy of colourful national and religious festivals.
		While Sri Lanka is internationally known for sports like cricket and athletics, an increasing array of sporting events including golf tournaments, water-sport events and motor races are becoming popular attractions in some the most scenic areas.
		Sri Pada or Adam’s Peak as it is known to the Westerners, is a mountain 2237 meters high situated in the South — west corner of Central Highlands.
	www.srilankaresorts.com.au /about_sri_lanka/events.html (1484 words)

	Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At this time Sri Lanka had three main kingdoms – the Kingdom of Jaffna in the north, the Kingdom of Kandy in the central highlands and Kotte, the most powerful, in the south-west.
		The French revolution resulted in a major shake-up among the European powers and in 1796 the Dutch were easily supplanted by the British, who in 1815 also won the control of the kingdom of Kandy, becoming the first European power to rule the whole island.
		But the seventh jewel in Sri Lanka’s heritage crown owes nothing to man and everything to nature: the Sinharaja Forest Reserve, a biodiversity hotspot, with its own unique eco-system consisting of protected birds, flora and fauna.
	www.srilankantourism.org /culture.htm (918 words)

	Sri Paada (The Adam's Peak) - GalleWing Holidays - Tour With Us ::::.
		Sri Pada, the most prominent and famous physical feature of Sri Lanka, visible for miles from land, air and sea, is an important place of pilgrimage for Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
		The height of the mountain Sri Pada is 2,243 meters.
		But the Hindus believe that the footprint is of their god Shiva, Muslims think that Adam, the first man, planted his foot here when he was thrown out of paradise, and Christians consider the footprint to be that of the apostle Thomas, imprinted there on one his missionary voyages.
	www.gallewing.com /SriLanka_sriPada.html (489 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sri Pada and its surroundings could correctly be said to be the heart of Sri Lanka's forests.
		It is time the for Sri Pada pilgrimage again, when thousands trek the path to this holy mountain.
		Introducing alternatives to polythene and keeping Sri Pada and surroundings free of garbage are its initial moves.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2003/02/16/fea10.html (1765 words)

	Hindu Press International June 28, 2002
		TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA, June 5, 2002: For the first time since 1983, pilgrims could undertake the arduous six-week pada yatra or foot pilgrimage to Kataragama, the ancient shrine to Lord Muruga.
		Sri Lanka's ongoing peace process has this year made it possible for devotees to walk to Kataragama from the traditional rendezvous point at Vattappalai (Mullaitivu district).
		The Kataragama Pada Yatra, Sri Lanka's oldest surviving tradition of foot pilgrimage, went into abeyance in 1983 with the onset of ethnic conflict.
	www.hinduismtoday.com /hpi/2002/6/28.shtml (1109 words)

	Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka - Welcome to Sri Lanka by Ari Withanage
		All major groups of vertebrates to be found in Sri Lanka, are mostly endemic to the island, especially the amphibians and reptiles.
		Sri Lanka has a year round abundance of fresh fruits - Pineapple, papaya, banana and mango are plentiful throughout the year.
		Sri Lanka is the world's leading producer of high quality tea, which is our main export.
	www.angelfire.com /wi/SriLanka/fauna.html (1174 words)

	Sri Lanka History & Archaeology - Sri Lanka Explorer
		Sri Pada's glorious shadow and its parallels By Gamini G.Punchihewa
		Carnegie and the missionary notion of idolatry in Sri Lanka by V. Basnayake
		TRILOGY AND THE BURGHERS OF SRI LANKA CARL MULLER
	www.infolanka.com /org/srilanka/hist.html (1258 words)

	Pada Yatra 2002: Mullaitivu-Trincomalee report
		At the same time, the traditional Jaffna to Kataragama Pada Yatra is a powerful symbol of peace and reconciliation that is welcomed and understood by Sri Lankans of all religious and ethnic backgrounds.
		The very sight of traditional Pada Yatra swamis and swami ammas walking from Vattappalai once again for the first time since 1983 is lifting the hearts and spirits of young and old alike all up and down the North and East of the island especially.
		However, even in peace time the Kataragama Pada Yatra remains an arduous trek full of uncertainties for the devotees, who trust in God Kataragama to deliver them to their goal safely, and this year has been no exception.
	www.padayatra.org /py2002-1.htm (771 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is believed that the first person to discover the Sacred Foot Print was King Valagambahu about the year 100B.C., while he was in exile in the mountain wilderness, better known to our people as "Sri Pada Adaviya", to escape the marauding Cholians.
		Pilgrims climbing Sri Pada in the night in days gone by carried a light or Pandama with an oil daubed wick in a bamboo stick.
		Fa Hein, the Chinese traveller ascended the mountain in 412 A.D. The first European to ascend the mountain was Lieut Malcolm in 1816.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/02/13/fea08.html (1628 words)

	Islands.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Locals call it “Sri Pada,” which literally means “Saint Foot.” Though it’s only the fifth-highest peak in Sri Lanka, it is a spot of great reverence, visited by tens of thousands of pilgrims each year (most come during February’s full-moon celebration, which I’d very deliberately missed).
		Soon drums were heard, and a small procession of monks circled Sri Pada’s truncated summit.
		Sri Pada rises to the southwest, backlit, the silhouette of a shark’s tooth.
	www.islands.com /dreamtrips/sri_lanka.asp (1516 words)

	LankaLibrary.com: Sri Pada (Adam's peak) - The sacred mount
		The open semester to Sri Pada, the holy mountain, began on the 'Unduvap' fullmoon day (Dec. 30) and will end on the 'Vesak' fullmoon day (May 26) in the ensuing year.
		According to the Mahavamsa, the Great Chronicle of the Island, the first person to ascend the holy mountain Sri Pada, was king Vijayabahu I (1058-1114), having come to know that atop the mountain is seen the footmark of the Buddha.
		Actual pilgrimage to the mountain began during the reign of Sri Nissankamalla (1187-1196), after he ascended the mountain with his fourfold army with great faith and devotion.
	www.lankalibrary.com /heritage/sripada3.htm (1596 words)

	travelsrilanka - Ratnapura - Sri Lanka
		Although Sri Lanka is a small island, it has the greatest concentration of gems on earth and is ranked among the top five gem-bearing nations.
		The geological cause for Sri Lanka's abundance of gems dates back to the beginning of time, when the island emerged from the sea as a massive upthrust of mountain peaks estimated to have been 10,000 metres high.
		It is not surprising, therefore, that although gems are found in many places in Sri Lanka, the best locations are in the river valleys at the foot of the island's most famous mountain, Adam's Peak (Sri Pada).
	www.travelsrilanka.com /index.cfm?PAGE=738 (1665 words)

	Ancient cities cultural triangle highland interior Sri Lanka island known for beaches cultural tourism haven
		Although the island of Sri Lanka is known to tourists for its coastal tropical beach resorts, the fascinating cultural tourism attractions of ancient cities and world heritage sites as well as the ecotourist nature attractions of the highlands are located in the interior.
		Kandy, the cultural tourism capital of Sri Lanka, is famous for its ancient temple housing the tooth relic and its annual cultural pageant the Kandy Asela Perahera.
		These attractions of the interior of the island of Sri Lanka, drawing travelers and tourists seeking adventure tours, safaris and excursions off the beaten track to discover nature and traditional cultures are listed in Ecotourism Culturaltourism.
	www.ecotourism-culturaltourism.com /ritigala.htm (450 words)

	Sri Lanka Excursions
		Kitulgala is an Eco Adventure with rafting in The Kaleni River including walks in the bird trails of the adjoining rain forest mountains ranging to Sri Pada r...
		Sinharaja is Sri Lankas vast repository of Natures Wealth full of endemic birds, fauna and flora attracting natu...
		Kandy is Sri Lankas last Kingdom Historic City situated in the center of the hills and most picturesque city in the country.
	www.lastminute.lk /srilankatravelplanner/destination.asp?xi=102 (241 words)

	Positive and Progressive Immortality: Selected Jems
		The glory of his dignity shines even in the group of Sri Gandharva, and he holds a pre-eminent position in the intimate circle of Sri Giridhari, that is, he is the most beloved of Lord Mukunda.
		Sri Gaurahari knew that (as an eternal associate of the Lord) Sri Rupa was already proficient in wandering throughout the ambrosial ocean of all mellows, in the land of unalloyed love (in Vraja-rasa).
		Sri Rupa and his elder brother were the only shelter for even the intimate devotees of the Lord, headed by Raghunatha, Gopal Bhatta, and Sri Jiva, who had almost lost their lives in the Lord's separation.
	www.bvml.org /SBRSM/SSPJ/ruci.htm (3951 words)

	Kataragama Pada Yatra Pilgrimage
		Of all the pilgrimages in Sri Lanka and India, the Pada Yatra from Nagadipa to Kataragama in the months of June and July is considered to be on a par with making a pilgrimage to Mount Kailasa in remote Tibet, considered by both Buddhists and Hindus to be of the highest merit.
		At night there is the glow of campfires, much shared food, continuous chants of praise from the various pilgrim groups, and of course the wisdom teachings of our traditions are rehearsed by the elders.
		With the conclusion of the festival the yatra pilgrims return to their homes, like everyone else; but no one who has taken part in the pilgrimage in ever quite the same again.
	kataragama.org /padayatra_pilgrimage.htm (691 words)

	2006GPPrasadam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sri Ganesha is the one who removes every obstacle in life, whether physical, mental, or spiritual.
		As mentioned above, Sri Ganesha is the one who removes every kind of obstacle in life and bestows cheerfulness, courage, strong willpower, and a good intellect.
		During the Sri Pada Puja, three pairs of life-size silver padukas (sandals) will be placed beneath Amma’s lotus feet at key moments during the puja.
	www.karunamayi.org /News/2006GPPrasadam.shtml (541 words)

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