Veheragala Seated Buddha Statue is presently on display in Colombo National Museum. It was discovered from Veheragala Monstery in Anuradhapura.
Veheragala Seated Buddha Statue V eheragala Seated Buddha Statue (Sinhala: වෙහෙරගල හිඳි බුද්ධ ප්රථිමාව) is presently on display in the Gallery of Anuradhapura Period in Colombo National Museum , Sri Lanka. Discovery This gilt bronze was discovered along with a group of Buddhist images ( Bodhisattva Statue , Standing Buddha Statue etc.) from Veheragala Sirisangabo Raja Maha Viharaya in Anuradhapura District (Chutiwongs et al., 2007). It was later brought to the present location for conservation. The Statue Seated on a lotus pedestal, the Buddha is depicted in the Veerasana posture with hands in Samadhi mudra (Chutiwongs et al., 2007). The robe worn by the Buddha closely touches the body and its pleats are shown by regular linear ridges (Chutiwongs et al., 2007). The right shoulder is naked and the pleated edge of the robe has been placed in front of the left chest. The face is round and the half-closed eyes are inlaid with crystals (Chutiwongs et al., 2007). The head covered with snail-shell curls has a slightly raised Usn…
