Aukana Buddha Statue
Aukana Buddha statue is located at 30km northwest of Dambulla close to ancient Kala Weva man-made rainwater reservoir. It can be reached from Kekirawa on Dambulla-Anuradhapura road. Some attribute these to have been constructed by king Dhatusena of the 6th century AD, when he was living in a temple called Sinhagiri Vihara. Still others say it was built during the epic reign of King Parakrama Bahu.
Aukana
Buddha Statue in Sri Lanka that rise to a height off 11.36 meters, is the
tallest ancient Buddha statue in Sri Lanka.
The posture of the statue
Aukana
Buddha Statue in Asisa Mudra or the “posture of blessing” is carved out of a
rock boulder. The statue is carved in the round connected to the back to the
rock boulder. The delicate and skillful carving of the Buddha’s robe humanizes
and chastely reveals the underlying form of his body, while the face’s
impassive expression projects an aura of spiritual supremacy.
The sculpture in proportion
Aukana Buddha Statue is carved
alone the proportion of nine faces: the body height is nine times the length of
the face. The proportion of nine faces is the iconometry followed by the
sculptors in the eight century AC of Sri Lanka.
Sirasapata
Sirasapata is the symbol placed
on the top of the Buddha images in Sri Lanka. The sirasapata found on the head
of Aukana Buddha statue is believed to be a modern addition in the year 1870.
The discovery of a fragment of a sirasapata in the premises of the site suggests
there had been a sirasapata on the head of the statue nearly a century before
1870. This turn of events have lead to study whether sirasapata had existed
from the very beginning in the 8th century AD. According to the Buddhist
literature sirasapata have existed in the all four previous Buddhas.
Introduction and existence of sirasapata have been consistent in Sri Lanka
since second half of the fifth century A.D. with several exceptions. Hence it
is believed Aukana Buddha Statue too was adorned with a sirasapata.
Pedestal
Aukana Buddha statue stand on a pedestal, the front of which
is carved off a slab off stone in the form of a double petal lotus flower
called Padmasana meaning the Lotus seat.
Dating Aukana Statue
The difference in opinion of the experts of the dating of
Aukana Buddha statues was finally resolved following the discovery in the year
1952, of an inscription on a granite slab built onto the northern wall of the
shrine. The statue was sculpted in the second half of the 8th century AD when
Mahayana Buddhism threatened to take root in Sri Lanka.
Keep looking at eyes for three seconds............
Very rare "Naga Roopa" (Snake Face) with 05 snake face. Normally those naga roopa's are carved with 07 faces.
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