A mountain in southwestern Sri Lanka. It is 2,231 meters above sea level. It is called Mount Samanala in Sinhalese, and has been the object of religious climbing since ancient times as the mountain where Saman, one of the guardian deities of the island, resides. At the summit, there is a rock with a large footprint engraved on it, and it is a sacred place for each religion: Buddhists call it the Footprint of Gautama Buddha (Sri Pada), Hindus call it the footprint of the dancing Lord Shiva, and Muslims call it the footprint of Adam standing on one leg. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
スリランカ南西部にある山。標高2231m。シンハラ語ではサマナラSamanala山と呼ばれ,島の守り神の一人であるサマンSaman神の宿る山として,古くから信仰登山の対象であった。山頂には大きな足跡の刻まれた岩があり,仏教徒にはゴータマ・ブッダの仏足石(仏足跡,スリ・パーダ)として,ヒンドゥー教徒には踊るシバ神の足跡として,イスラム教徒には片足で立つアダムの足跡として,それぞれの宗教の聖地となっている。
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