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According to Chapter 30 of an extensive ethnography by al-Biruni, a mountain on this island bears Adam’s footprint. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this island, whose shape supposedly comes from Adam’s tears. Arab traders gave the name “Serendib” to this island, which was connected to the mainland by Adam’s Bridge.
ANSWER: Sri Lanka [or Ceylon]
[10m] Ibn Battuta similarly recorded the Adam’s Peak myth while visiting this kingdom, which was ruled by the Arya·chakra·varti dynasty. This kingdom shares its name with a peninsula in Sri Lanka with a large Tamil population.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Jaffna [or Yāḻppāṇam (“YARP-pah-num”) or Yāpanaya]
[10h] In contrast to al-Biruni, this chronicle refers to Adam’s Peak as Sri Pada, atop which the Buddha built a monastery. This Pali chronicle spans nearly 2,500 years of Sri Lankan history.
ANSWER: Mahāvaṃsa (“muh-HAH-VUN-suh”) [prompt on “Great Chronicle”]
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Arizona StateOttawa100010E
Chicago BMIT100010E
Columbia ANorthwestern100010E
Columbia BRIT100010E
Georgia StateBritish Columbia100010E
Georgia TechCornell A100010E
Illinois BVirginia1001020EH
IndianaRutgers1010020EM
Iowa StateMinnesota1010020EM
Johns HopkinsHarvard100010E
MarylandNorth Carolina B100010E
MichiganCornell B100010E
North Carolina AStanford100010E
Ohio StateVanderbilt100010E
Penn StateFlorida1010020EM
Toronto AWaterloo A100010E
Toronto CTexas10101030EMH
UC Berkeley AIllinois A100010E
UC Berkeley BLSE10101030EMH
UCFWinona State1010020EM
Virginia TechToronto B100010E
WUSTL AChicago A100010E
Waterloo BNYU100010E
YaleWUSTL B100010E

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