1236 AD–1271 AD
Medieval patronage of Sri Pada
Religion · Buddhist traditions · Theravada and pilgrimage
Sri Lanka’s nomination submitted to UNESCO attributes pilgrimages, village grants, and a canopy for the footprint to Parakramabahu II during his reign. This documents medieval patronage of the shrine, not the origin date of all Asian footprint cults.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · no uncertainty qualifier in this record
- End
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- Dating in the source document
- 1236–1271
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- 2026-09-04
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Sources
- UNESCO — Seruwila to Sri Pada, tentative nomination (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- Pending verification: the source could not be accessed
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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