Distance from Wellawaya – 11.3km
Origin – dates back to 10th century
Buduruwagala is an ancient Buddhist temple in Wellawaya area. This temple is popular because of seven statues carved in a large rock. And this belongs to the Mahayana school of thought. These statues believes to be dates back to the 9th or 10th century.
The central of the three figures to the Buddha’s right is thought to be the Buddhist mythological figure-the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. To the left of this white painted figure is a female figure in the thrice-bent posture, which is thought to be his consort-Tara.
The largest of the standing Buddha statues is 51 feet (16 m) from head to toe; is the largest standing Buddha statue of the island.
On the same rock where the sculptures are carved, there is a carved shape of about 3 feet (0.91 m) wide and 4 feet (1.2 m) height. It is of the shape of a flame. The inside wall of this carved shape is always wet of an oil that smells very much like mustard oil. This oil comes to the carved shape with no explainable source or reason.
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