Image title: Sumana Buddha

This is a depiction of Sumana 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: Sumana (सुमन), Sumanas (सुमनस्);

Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread):

නිවන ලබාගන්නට - මග
සුමන මුණිඳු - නමදිමි මම

Transliteration

nivana labāgannaṭa - maga
sumana muṇindu - namadimi mama

Transliteration:

nivana labagannata - maga
sumana munindu - namadimi mama

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.