Aukana Buddha Statue Sri Lanka. The Aukana Buddha Statue of Sri Lanka Stock Photo Alamy According to legend, the magnificent 12m-high standing Aukana Buddha was sculpted during the reign of Dhatusena in the 5th century, though some sources date it to the 12th or 13th century Aukana is the tallest Buddha statue in Sri Lanka, standing 12 metres tall
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Aukana means 'sun-eating', and dawn - when the first of the sun's rays light up the huge statue's finely carved features - is the best time to see it. Some 30km northwest of Golden Dambulla Rock Temple, the village of Aukana located close to the large ancient Kala Wewa rainwater reservoir, is home to the most perfectly preserved ancient statue in Sri Lanka.The perfect & elegant 12m-high standing Buddha is adored all over the island to such an extent, that several full scale copies have been erected in the island: Colombo, Dondra, Ratnapura.
Aukana Buddha Statue the tallest ancient Buddha statue of Sri Lanka
The statue is depicted in the Abhaya Mudra pose and is facing the placid Kala Wewa - another grand construction that's associated with King Datusena. Aukana is the tallest Buddha statue in Sri Lanka, standing 12 metres tall The Aukana Buddha Statue shows an otherwise rarely seen gesture called Asisa Mudra (Ashisha Mudra), which is indicating both blessing and pointing in a direction
The Aukana Buddha Statue, Sri lanka Stock Photo Alamy. The statue, which has a height of more than 40 feet, has been carved out of a large granite rock face during the 5th century The Aukana Buddha Statue was built during the 5th century during the reign of King Datusena
AUKANA BUDDHA STATUE NEAR KEKIRAWA SRI LANKA 09 March 2013 Stock Photo Alamy. As considered a masterpiece of Sri Lankan, early iconography is carved out of a natural rock stone. Aukana means 'sun-eating', and dawn - when the first of the sun's rays light up the huge statue's finely carved features - is the best time to see it.