Gautama Buddha

Image title: Gautama Buddha

Description of the photo

This is a depiction of Gautama Buddha: One of the twenty-eight Buddhas, according to the Buddhavamsa of the Pali canon. He is regarded as the current historical Buddha and the fourth Buddha of the Bhadrakalpa.

Pali: Gotama;
Sanskrit: Gautama (गौतम);
Burmese: ဂေါတမဗုဒ္ဓ
Sinhala: ගෞතම බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ (gautama budurajanan vahansa)

Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread):

සව් කන වෙත මෙන් - ගූණ පෑ
ගෞතම අප මුණි - වඳිනෙමි

Transliteration

sav kana veta men - gūṇa pǣ
gautama apa muṇi - vandinemi

Transliteration:

sav kana veta men - guna pa
gautama apa muni - 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.

Photo details:
Date: 2023-09-01
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/160
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Focal length: 18mm

High resolution:
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Size: 2.00 MB
Resolution: 2406 x 2545
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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