The archaeological and historical heritage of Buduruwagala Sculptures
Buduruwagala viharaya is situated through Wellawaya town and Thanamalvila, passing 3 miles from Wallawaya, then turn to road on southside can see the temple.
It is famous for the huge Buddha image and other Bosath pictures on granite rock.Buduruwagala means the stone in which the image of Lord Buddha was created.
This rock is 70 feet in width.Surplace is plane.It is located above Buduruwagala tank.It like a elephant picture.The height is different here and there.On the top of the rock image had been created.It is 50 feet in height.It is consisted in Abahaya cachet and a standing image .It was discovered in stone and was completed in lime plaster.This creation owns to ’’Chitrabasa’’ tradition. Other images were created two sides of main image.
Mahayanika images of Awalokitheswari, natha ,manju sri and thara sudana are some of them.These creation are same to large images in Afganistan bamiyan mountain.
Buduruwagala these images are created in harmony of Mahayana and therawada.It was built in ce 8 – 9 centuries.According to that these are created in king Walagamba’s time.Mahayana method affected to arts of this country .So that can decide Buduruwagala was a mahayanika maha viharaya in ruhuna.
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