A Sinhala-language handbook for pilgrims setting out on a Dambadiva vandana gamana — the devotional journey from Sri Lanka to the sacred places of India. Dambadiva is the Sinhala form of Jambudvīpa, the term Sri Lankan Buddhists use for the Indian subcontinent as the land where the Buddha lived and taught, and such journeys remain one of the significant undertakings in a lay devotee's religious life.
The book is catalogued by the National Library of Sri Lanka under the headings of Indian travel guide and sacred places in India, which is the plainest description of what it sets out to be: a companion for those making the pilgrimage, prepared by a member of the Sangha for a Sri Lankan Buddhist readership. It has colour illustrations.
The author is Ven. Unuwathurabubule Mahinda Himi. The publisher is Godage International Publishers of Colombo, an established Sri Lankan house issuing books in Sinhala and English across religion, history and general non-fiction.
Please note that the text is entirely in Sinhala. There is no English translation or parallel text. Readers without Sinhala will not be able to use it as a guide.
It will be of most use to Sinhala-reading Buddhists planning or preparing for a pilgrimage to India, and to those in the diaspora who want devotional travel material in their first language. Collectors of Sri Lankan Buddhist publishing and libraries building Sinhala-language holdings on religious travel may also want a copy.
- Author: Ven. Unuwathurabubule Mahinda Himi
- Publisher: Godage International Publishers
- Language: Sinhala
- Pages: 210
- ISBN: 9789553051851
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