Bodhi-tree Shrine II, Abhayagiriya, incorrectly but popularly identified as the Second Samadhi Buddha Statue (Sinhala: අභයගිරිය දෙවන සමාධි බුදු පිළිමය) is a Bodhigharaya (a Bodhi-tree shrine) located on the premises of Abhayagiri Monastery in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka.
A Buddha statue with broken hands is found in this Bodhigharaya. Evidence is not there to identify this statue as a Samadhi image (Wikramagamage, 2004). The hands of it, which are now missing, may be in the Vitarka Mudra (argumentation gesture) as in the Pankuliya Buddha Statue (Jayasuriya, 2016). The style of execution suggests that this statue belongs to the period between the 6-8 centuries A.D.
A Buddha statue with broken hands is found in this Bodhigharaya. Evidence is not there to identify this statue as a Samadhi image (Wikramagamage, 2004). The hands of it, which are now missing, may be in the Vitarka Mudra (argumentation gesture) as in the Pankuliya Buddha Statue (Jayasuriya, 2016). The style of execution suggests that this statue belongs to the period between the 6-8 centuries A.D.
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References
1) Jayasuriya, E., 2016. A guide to the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka. Central Cultural Fund. ISBN: 978-955-613-312-7. p.57.
2) Wikramagamage, C., 2004. Heritage of Rajarata: Major natural, cultural,
and historic sites. Colombo. Central Bank of Sri Lanka. pp.100-101.
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