Image title: Atthadassi Buddha

This is a depiction of Atthadassi 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: Atthadassi;
Sanskrit: Arthadarśin (अर्थदर्शिन्, Artha-Darshin, Arthadarsin) or Arthadarśī (अर्थदर्शी, Artha-Darshi, Arthadarsi);

Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread):

නිත්‍ය සුවය නිව?ට මග
අත්තදස්සි මුණි - වඳිනෙමි

Transliteration:

nit‍ya suvaya niva?ṭa maga
attadassi muṇi - vandinemi

Transliteration:

nit‍ya suvaya niva?ta maga
attadassi 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.