On our way to Yala National Park, we stopped in Matara, one of Sri Lanka's largest cities on the south coast. Matara is home to the Weherahena Buddhist Temple, home of the largest Buddha in Sri Lanka. Standing at 39 meters in height, this Buddha sits in the samadhi position, built on top of the underground temple built back in the 17th Century. They built the temple underground and prayed secretly for fear of the Portuguese destroying it. Here are some pictures from the statue and the underground temple.
“ The mind is
everything; what you think, you become.”
~Buddha
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| 39m high! |
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| The story of buddha and the devil. |
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| Story lines of Buddha painted in the underground temple. Makes it easy to follow for those of us who cannot read Sinhalese. |
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