Sri Pada
English
Alternative forms
- Sripada
Etymology
Borrowed from Sinhalese [Term?] (“Holy Footprint”).
Proper noun
Sri Pada
- 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