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Avukana Buddha statue

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The Avukana statue is a standing statue of the Buddha near Kekirawa in North Central Sri Lanka. [1]

13 relations: Buduruvagala, Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka), Dhatusena of Anuradhapura, Gautama Buddha, Kala Wewa, Kekirawa Divisional Secretariat, Maligawila Buddha statue, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Reswehera, Samadhi Statue, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Civil Security Force, Toluvila statue.

Buduruvagala

Buduruwagala is an ancient buddhist temple in Sri Lanka.

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Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka)

The Department of Archaeology is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka responsible for managing the archaeological heritage.

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Dhatusena of Anuradhapura

Dhatusena was a king of Sri Lanka who ruled from 455 to 473.

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Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha (c. 563/480 – c. 483/400 BCE), also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic (śramaṇa) and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

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Kala Wewa

Kala Wewa, built by the King Datusena in 307 B.C, is a twin reservoir complex (Kala Wewa & Balalu Wewa) which has a capacity of 123 million cubic meters.

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Kekirawa Divisional Secretariat

Kekirawa Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Anuradhapura District, of North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Maligawila Buddha statue

The Maligawila Buddha statue is a standing figure of the Buddha in Sri Lanka, which has been carved out of a large limestone rock during the 7th century by a prince named Aggabodhi.

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North Central Province, Sri Lanka

North Central Province (උතුරු මැද පළාත Uturumeda Palata, வட மத்திய மாகாணம் Wada Maththiya Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka.

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Reswehera

Reswehera Rajamaha Vihara is an ancient temple which was built by the king Devanampiya Tissa (307BC-267BC) situated in north western province in Sri Lanka.

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Samadhi Statue

The Samadhi Statue is a statue situated at Mahamevnāwa Park in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Sri Lanka Civil Security Force

The Sri Lanka Civil Security Force (Sinhala: සිවිල් අාරක්ෂක බලකාය Sivil ārakshaka balakāya; Tamil: இலங்கை சிவில் பாதுகாப்பு) (also known as the Civil Defence Force) is a paramilitary militia tasked to serve as an auxiliary to the Sri Lanka Police.

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Toluvila statue

The Toluvila statue is a seated image of the Buddha discovered in 1900 in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, that dates back to the 4th or 5th century.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avukana_Buddha_statue

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