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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aragon" data-source="post: 5777435" data-attributes="member: 134516"><p><strong>Aukana Buddha Statue</strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Aukana Buddha Statue</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/144551142_f4250c4e74_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>The Aukana Buddha was carved in the fifth century, during the reign of King Dhatusena from 459 to 477AD [the statue is ~ 1500 years old], who was responsible for many great works - including building the enormous Kala Wewa tank (or lake) at Aukana.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>The statue looks towards the tank and, at a certain time, the eyes are level </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>with the water. </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>It is beautifully upright with the tip of the nose exactly over a 'plumbline marker' between the feet. The pleats of the robe are seen as an artistic masterpiece of the time.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>And while the right hand, the one that usually indicates meaning in Buddha statues, is in the gesture of 'the giving of the blessing', the symbolism of the left hand involves the gathering up of the robe in preparation to step over a river - a representation of the cycle of rebirths. </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/93945619_200818cfdf.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1119/851436976_19996e2d92.jpg?v=1184846233" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong><p style="text-align: right"><a href="http://www.aukanabuddha.info/" target="_blank"><strong>source </strong></a></p> <p style="text-align: right"></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="color: Blue">Give a + rep if you like this post </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> </p></p> <p style="text-align: center">           </p></blockquote><p></p>

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