The Aukana Buddha statue is one of the most important statues of the Anuradhapura period.  This is considered to be a masterpiece of King Dhatusena who is considered to be a great king who ruled in the 5th century AD.


        It is so named because it is located in the village of Aukana near Kalawewa.  The Abhaya seal is on the right hand side and the robe wave is on the left hand side.  The single wave of the robe inherent in the Buddha statues of the Anuradhapura period can be seen polished in this statue as well.

        Although some scholars are reluctant to accept this Buddha statue as a creation of King Dhatusena, Prof.  Senarath Paranavithana is of the opinion that this is a creation of King Dhatusena himself.

          Scholars have suggested that the face is oval in shape and expresses deep emotions through the eyes.  Many believe that the headlights on the top of the head had fallen to the ground and were later fixed.  According to the inscriptions found here, the lotus seat of the Aukana statue can be considered to belong to the eighth and ninth centuries.


         Many scholars and scholars believe that this Buddha statue does not reflect Gautama Buddha but Deepankara Buddha.  This is because the Buddha statue depicting the Gautama Buddha is usually eighteen cubits high, but this is due to its height.  Scholars believe that this represents the seal of Abhaya, which also reflects Deepankara Buddha's relics.

        The features found in the Amaravathi Buddha statues, which show the excellence of the ancient Indian art, can also be seen in the Aukana Buddha statue.

         As far as the architect of the Aukana Buddha statue is concerned, it can be considered that he had a good knowledge of the human form.  Also, considering the verticality of this statue, it is very surprising that a drop of water falling on the nose falls right in the middle of the foot.  Another example of such excellence is the parallelism of the body wrinkles, and considering the way in which even the toenails are depicted on a boulder, we can no doubt come to the conclusion that this designer had an understanding of the human figure.  And do we not show the excellence of the technology of the art of our ancient ancestors in the past ...?






















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