Image title: Paduma Buddha

This is a depiction of Paduma 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: Paduma;
Sanskrit: Padma (पद्म);

Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread):

සුදුම සුදේ බුදු - රැස් ලොව
පදුම මුණිදු - වඳිනෙමි නිති

Transliteration

suduma sudē budu - ræs lova
paduma muṇidu - vandinemi niti

Transliteration:

suduma sude budu - ras lova
paduma munidu - vandinemi niti

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.