Sri Pada

English

Alternative forms
  • Sripada

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Sri Pada

  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.
    Synonym: Adam's Peak

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