Image title: Piyadassi Buddha

This is a depiction of Piyadassi 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: Piyadassi ;
Sanskrit: Priyadarśin (प्रियदर्शिन्, Praya-Darśin, Priyadarsin) or Priyadarśī (प्रियदर्शी, Priya-Darśī, Priyadarsi);

Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread):

බලවන් වී ආ මරබල
පියදස්සි මූණි - වඳිනෙමි

Transliteration:

balavan vī ā marabala
piyadassi mūṇi - vandinemi

Transliteration:

balavan vi a marabala
piyadassi 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.