Aukana Buddha

This is a replica from 1970 of the Aukana Buddha in the asisha mudra position (blessing position). The original statue (length of 14 m) stands in Aukana, abt. 50 km south-east from Anuradhapura (Central Sri Lanka). This copy you can find opposite of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall at Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo.

In Sri Lanka there are countless Buddha statues in all sizes. However there are only three positions of a Buddha statue: sitting, standing and lying (with exceptions there are a few walking Buddha statues).