Big Buddha!

Climbing Elephant Rock

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April 24th 2009
Journal 10 Friday 24th April Kurunegala We got up early to walk up Elephant Rock and see Big Dave Buddha as he had become known here - his little Buddha was just across the road from us. At 7:00 we set off, and found the steps carved into the rock. At the start of the ascent we met a large troop of monkeys feasting on bread. We considered whether they had been fed these like the ducks in the ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Central Province

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more