Saturday, January 28, 2012

The Samadhi Buddha Statue

The Samadhi Buddha Statue Made in the 4th century and about 1.75 meters high, the Samadhi Buddha

statue  is  one  of  the  best  examples  of  Sri  Lankan  sculpture. The  Statue shows  the  Buddha  sitting  cross-legged  in  a  meditating, or ‘Samadhi’ posture. Nehru,  the first Prime Minister  of  India,  derived  strength  from looking at a picture of this statue during his imprisonment by the British.

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