Maligawila
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Maligawila, or Maligavila is a village in
Avukana Buddha Statue is also said to be taller.[1][2] This Buddha draws many tourists to the region.[3] It also boasts the Avalokitesvara statue, a 10 meters (32 ft 9.7 in) limestone portrait. These statues, which were discovered in the 1950s and restored between 1989 and 1991, are believed to have been commissioned by the 7th-century prince Agghabodhi.[4] There is additionally a 10th-century historical pillar placed in the 10th year of the rule of Mahinda IV
(956-972 AD).
Gallery
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Muragala from Maaligavila Naatha Statue stairway -
Maligavila Naatha Statue stairway -
A Muragala - Maligavila
References
- ISBN 1-74059-423-1.
One of the statues, an 11-m high Buddha, is reckoned to be the world's largest free-standing Buddha figure.
- ISBN 3-88618-229-0.
At 12 meters in height, it is almost as tall as that of Aukana in Rajarata, and its head alone weighs around six tons.
- ^ Frey, et al. p. 146.
- ^ Plunkett et al., 267.
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