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

Further reading

• Adam's Peak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia