Adams Peak

Home > ... > Places > Asia > South Asia Physical Geography > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side A Dictionary of Buddhism The Concise Oxford Dictionary ... The Columbia Encyclopedia, ...

Adam's Peak

Adam's Peak Sinhalese Sri Padastanaya and Samanaliya, mountain, 7,360 ft (2,243 m) high, S central Sri Lanka. It is a sacred mountain, famous as a goal of pilgrimage for Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims. On its summit is a large flat rock that bears the impression of a gigantic (c.10 sq ft/.93 sq m) human foot. This stone footprint is regarded as Buddha's by Buddhists, Shiva's by Hindus, and Adam's by Muslims, who believe this to be the site of Adam's fall from Paradise.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-AdamsPea" title="Facts and information about Adams Peak">Adams Peak</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Adam's Peak." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Adam's Peak." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (November 12, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AdamsPea.html

"Adam's Peak." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AdamsPea.html

Learn more about citation styles

Adams Peak

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Adam's Peak. Śrī Pada. Sacred mountain in Śri Lankā, at the top of which (a place of pilgrimage) a hollow shape is identified by adherents of the relevant religions as the footprint of Adam, the Buddha, Śiva, or the apostle Thomas.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O101-AdamsPeak" title="Facts and information about Adams Peak">Adams Peak</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JOHN BOWKER. "Adam's Peak." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN BOWKER. "Adam's Peak." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (November 12, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-AdamsPeak.html

JOHN BOWKER. "Adam's Peak." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved November 12, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-AdamsPeak.html

Learn more about citation styles

Adams Peak

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Â© A Dictionary of Buddhism 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Adam's Peak. Mountain in Sri Lanka sacred to many religious traditions. At the top there is a footprint that is variously said to belong to Adam, the Hindu god Śīva, the apostle Thomas, and the Buddha. In Pāli sources the mountain is known by various names, such as Samantakūṭa and Samantagiri, and it is said that the Buddha left his footprint there when he descended from the sky on his third visit to the island. The site has been a shrine and an important pilgrimage centre since ancient times.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O108-AdamsPeak" title="Facts and information about Adams Peak">Adams Peak</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

DAMIEN KEOWN. "Adam's Peak." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

DAMIEN KEOWN. "Adam's Peak." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (November 12, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-AdamsPeak.html

DAMIEN KEOWN. "Adam's Peak." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved November 12, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-AdamsPeak.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Little Rock Wastewater will receive two Gold Peak Performance Awards for both the Fourche Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility and Adams Field Wastewater Treatment Facility.(Business Briefs) Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 8/17/2009
	Seeing nature: Ansel Adams in the human and natural environments of Yosemite.(Portz-Prize-Winning Essay, 2004) Magazine article from: Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council; 3/22/2005
	A walk-through with Ansel Adams.(Focus) Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 1/1/2008

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Kaye Adams: Extending peak calling time by two hours is a great idea - anything that stops people ringing early gets my vote.(Features) Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 1/22/2005; 673 words ; ...at all times as a profit-grabbing phone-giant. Nonetheless, I am going to break ranks and applaud its decision to extend peak calling time by two hours so that it starts at 6am rather than 8am. Frankly, anyone who calls me before 8am deserves to pay...
	Meadors & Adams Inc.(Insurance)(earned the "Peak Performer" designation from MetLife Auto & Home)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 7/28/2003; 509 words ; Meadors & Adams Inc., an independent insurance agency in Little Rock, has earned the "Peak Performer" designation from MetLife Auto & Home. The designation is based on outstanding yearly performance and customer service.
	Internet Users Can Take a Peek at the Peak -- View of Mount Adams has been put on the Internet Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 10/31/1998; ; 593 words ; ...the inspiring view of Mount Adams - and put it on the Internet...Northwest's second-highest peak now has its own cybercam, beaming...world. The address of the Mount Adams VolcanoCam is: www.fs.fed...wilderness program manager at Mount Adams Ranger District in Trout Lake...
	Meadors & Adams Inc. of Little Rock has earned the designation of "Peak Performer" from MetLife Auto & Home.(Insurance)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 7/21/2003; 480 words ; Meadors & Adams Inc. of little Rock has earned the designation of "Peak Performer" from MetLife Auto & Home. The designation is based on outstanding yearly performance and customer service.
	Peak S/3 Interface(TM) Software Certified By SAP for R/3 Release 4.X. PR Newswire; 12/2/1999; 700+ words ; Peak S/3 Interface Provides a Middleware...Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Peak Technologies, a Moore Company, announces that its Peak S/3 Interface(TM) middleware...satisfaction," said Patrick Adams, Peak's Vice President of Marketing...
	Little Rock Wastewater will receive two Gold Peak Performance Awards for both the Fourche Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility and Adams Field Wastewater Treatment Facility.(Business Briefs) Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 8/17/2009; 497 words ; Little Rock Wastewater will receive two Gold Peak Performance Awards for both the Fourche Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility and Adams Field Wastewater Treatment Facility. The awards, by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, recognize...
	Perennial pleaser; Enjoy mix of landscaping, history at Adams property.(Arts and Lifestyle) Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 4/13/2003; ; 674 words ; ...landscape might imagine how Abigail Adams longed to see the plants she...letters to her husband, John Adams, the second president of the...s no surprise to Marianne Peak, site superintendent. "The...family tended the place John Adams liked to call "Peace Field...
	JILL ADAMS Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/6/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Attenborough), become rivals for the affections of Adams. At the peak of her acting career in 1957, Adams married Peter Haigh, the debonair presenter...presented for many years by Barry Norman. Adams appeared with Attenborough again in The Scamp...
	OBIT - ADAMS, MARIE PADGETT Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 11/25/2003; 421 words ; ...being active in the nursery. Mrs. Adams lived at 725 Peaks Street in Bedford for over fifty...husband of 64 years, Sneed Taylor Adams, Sr., raised their family...survived by her sons, Sneed T. Adams, Jr. and his wife, Anne of Katy...
	Terry tipped to eclipse Adams; Hasselbaink hails returning star. Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 9/11/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...back is already better than Tony Adams at his peak and ahead of some of his rivals...looked up to retired Arsenal legend Adams and, when Chelsea were not in action...Hasselbaink said: "Terry's compared to Adams, but I think he's got more quality...