Image title: Sujata Buddha

This is a depiction of Sujata Buddha: One of the twenty-eight Buddhas, according to the Buddhavamsa of the Pali canon. In other words: one of the twenty-seven Buddhas who preceded the historical Gautama Buddha. He was also the second Buddha of the Manda kalpa.

Pali/Sanskrit: Sujāta (सुजात);
Burmese: သုဇာတဘုရား;
Sinhala: සුජාත බුදුන් වහන්සේ (Sujatha Budun Wahanse);

Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread):

නිවාත ගූණ ලොව - ඇති කළ
සුජාත මුණි රජ - වඳිනෙමි

Transliteration:

nivāta gūṇa lova - æti kaḷa
sujāta muṇi raja - vandinemi

Transliteration:

nivata guna lova - ati kala
sujata muni raja - vandinemi

Gallery information:

These photos show the Habarana Tampita Rajamaha Vihara [Viharaya] which is a small Buddhist temple situated in Habarana (Sri Lanka) built during the Kandyan era. Technically, a “Tampita Vihara [Viharaya]” refers to a certain structure built on a wooden platform which itself rests on stones. According to tradition, this temple was built by king Vasabha (65-109 AD) of the Anuradhapura kingdom.