Directory of Sri Pada Resources

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Sri Pada is a sacred mountain, believed to carry an imprint of the Buddha's foot. Other names are Ratnagiri, and Svargarohanam. It is sometimes known to Muslims and Christians as Adam's peak, from an early legend that identified Lanka with the garden of Eden.

Resources in This Category

• Adam's Peak - Sri Pada

  http://www.futtrup.name/srilanka/adam/adamspeak.html
  Accounts of the peak, travelling to it and climbing it, accommodation in the vicinity, and some pictures.

• Sri Pada - Buddhism's Most Sacred Mountain

  http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/sri-pada.htm
  Article describing the significance of the peak in Buddhism, and in the history of the island.

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