Habarana Tampita Rajamaha Viharaya: photo 31
Photo 31 of 49 in Gallery: Habarana Tampita Rajamaha Viharaya
Image title: Siddhattha Buddha
Description of the photo
This is a depiction of Siddhattha 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: Siddhattha;
Sanskrit: Siddhārtha (सिद्धार्थ, Siddhartha)
Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread):
බුදුපුන් ඇති කොට - ලොව සෙන
සිදුහත් මුණි - වඳිනෙමි
Transliteration:
budupun æti koṭa - lova sena
siduhat muṇi - vandinemi
Transliteration:
budupun ati kota - lova sena
siduhat 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: 500
Focal length: 18mm
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Size: 3.25 MB
Resolution: 2375 x 2813
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0