This book examines the Sinhala pilgrimage tradition both from Sinhala and non-Sinhala sources, and explains the cult to Saman, the white elephant, and its relation to Adam's Peak. Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka is one of the five places where Gautama Buddha left the trace of his foot, but it is also an important place of pilgrimage for Muslims, Hindus and some Christians. The Hindus regard it as the footprint of Lord Shiva; the Muslims think that the first man, Adam, planted his foot on the summit of the mountain when he was thrown out of paradise, and some Christians
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This book examines the Sinhala pilgrimage tradition both from Sinhala and non-Sinhala sources, and explains the cult to Saman, the white elephant, and its relation to Adam's Peak. Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka is one of the five places where Gautama Buddha left the trace of his foot, but it is also an important place of pilgrimage for Muslims, Hindus and some Christians. The Hindus regard it as the footprint of Lord Shiva; the Muslims think that the first man, Adam, planted his foot on the summit of the mountain when he was thrown out of paradise, and some Christians