Dambegoda Bodhisattva Statue Dambegoda Bodhisattva Statue (Sinhala: දඹේගොඩ බෝධිසත්ව ප්රථිමාව) is an ancient rock-cut Bodhisattva statue located in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. It has been erected in close proximity of ancient Maligawila Buddha Statue . History In ancient times Maligawila and Dambegoda remained as one monastery site ( Nicholas, 1963; Uduwara, 1991) . It is mentioned that Prince Aggabodhi IV (reigned: 667-683 A.D.) built a 15 feet high Bodhisattva Maitreya together with a large Buddha image and donated it to the Ariyakari Viharaya (Chutiwongs et al., 2007). The Dambegoda Bodhisattva statue which is located near Maligawila is thought to be that Bodhisattva image built by the king (Chutiwongs et al., 2007). Scholars have dated this statue to the 9th-10th century A.D. (Chutiwongs et al., 2011; Silva, 1990). Inscriptions A pillar inscription belonging to the 10th century A.D. came to the light on 11 February 1982 during an investigation carried out at the site under the direction of Dr. Raja de Silva …