Image title: Mangala Buddha

This is a depiction of Mangala 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.

Pali/Sanskrit: Maṅgala (मङ्गल), Maṃgala (मंगल, Mamgala);
Burmese: မင်္ဂလဘုရား

Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread): Transliteration:

පින් කළ සතහට - මොක් සුව
මංගල මුණි රජ - වඳිනෙමි

Transliteration

pin kaḷa satahaṭa - mok suva
maṅgala muṇi raja - vandinemi

Transliteration:

pin kala satahata - mok suva
mangala 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.