Adam's Peak
a mountain in the Height, 7,420 feet. The native name is Samanella. The cone forming the summit is a naked mass of granite, terminating in a narrow platform, in the middle of which is a hollow, 5 feet long, having a resemblance to a human footstep. Mohammedan tradition makes this the scene of Adam's penitence, after his expulsion from Paradise; he stood 1,000 years on one foot weeping for his sin; hence the mark. To the Buddhists, the ADAMS Impression is the Sri-pada, or sacred footmark, left by Buddha on his departure from Ceylon; and the Hindus have the same tradition in respect to Siva.