English Explanatory Dictionary

Sri Pada

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. 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.

Word forms

Sri Pada Sripada

Etymology

Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී පාද (śrī pāda, literally “holy footprint”).

Synonyms

Adam's Peak
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