Habarana Tampita Rajamaha Viharaya: photo 21
Photo 21 of 49 in Gallery: Habarana Tampita Rajamaha Viharaya
Image title: Revata Buddha
Description of the photo
This is a depiction of Revata 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: Revata;
Sanskrit: Raivata (रैवत);
Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread):
පාමෙත සහහට - මොක් මග
රේවත මුණි රජ - වඳිනෙමි
Transliteration
pāmeta sahahaṭa - mok maga
rēvata muṇi raja - vandinemi
Transliteration:
pameta sahahata - mok maga
revata muni raja - 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: 200
Focal length: 18mm
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Size: 2.77 MB
Resolution: 2682 x 3051
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0