Sri Pada - Buddhism's Most Sacred Mountain | Part-4
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At 7,360 feet, Sri Pada is the second highest mountain in Sri Lanka, and its symmetrical shape and the prominence with which it rises out of the Central Mountain massif has inspired awe for centuries.
Sri Pada or Samanala mountain is one of the most sacred places for Buddhists among all other places in the world.
According to the Sri Lanka’s great chronicle, Mahawamsa, Buddha visited Sri Lanka three times. The last time he traveled from Kelaniya to Sri Pada, and then to Digavaphi thus consists in the Solosmasthana of Sri Lanka. It is said that Buddha left his foot print on the rock at top of the mountain at the invitation of the Deity Saman (Saman Deviyo).
Sri Pada or Samanala mountain is one of the most sacred places for Buddhists among all other places in the world.
According to the Sri Lanka’s great chronicle, Mahawamsa, Buddha visited Sri Lanka three times. The last time he traveled from Kelaniya to Sri Pada, and then to Digavaphi thus consists in the Solosmasthana of Sri Lanka. It is said that Buddha left his foot print on the rock at top of the mountain at the invitation of the Deity Saman (Saman Deviyo).