It is very special here, is a beautiful Buddha statue and Buddha carved on the huge granite rock, very Sri Lankan Buddhist art style, with high historical research value and artistic value, recommended to visit! !
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Polonnaruwa Gal Viharaya Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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Gar Temple is a famous tourist attraction in Polonnaruwa. The temple was carved by an unknown artist on a whole piece of giant granite stone. Four Buddha statues of different shapes were engraved on the granite boulder, which fully demonstrated the Buddhist modeling art of the Sinhalese civilization at that time. Although the scale of the Gar Temple is not large, the overall atmosphere is full of solemn and inviolable atmosphere, which makes people deeply shocked and stop for a long time in silence. Introduction to Buddha Statues - Meditation Buddha Statue The Meditation Buddha Statue is 4.6 meters high and sits on a lotus seat. Behind the Buddha statue are four small Buddha statues decorated with dragon patterns. According to archaeologists and historians, the shape of this Buddha statue is very rare in ancient Sinhalese carving art, and it is obviously influenced by Mahayana Buddhism. Introduction to Buddha Statues——Vidyhadhara Buddha Statue The Vidyhadhara Buddha statue is 1.4 meters high and is placed in a man-made stone cave. It is similar to the Buddha statue in the shape of meditation, but the carving is more delicate. The lotus base is decorated with lion patterns, and there are also backrests and canopies behind the Buddha statue.
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It is very special here, is a beautiful Buddha statue and Buddha carved on the huge granite rock, very Sri Lankan Buddhist art style, with high historical research value and artistic value, recommended to visit! !
The temple is located at the northern end of the ancient city of Polonnaruvo, built during the reign of King Poromobo I, because the Buddhist temple is built on a huge rock, and there are temple caves chiselled on the rocky mountain. Four of the various gestures of the Buddha are carved directly from the whole granite. It is called the Black Stone Temple. The original brick temple in front of each Buddha statue is surrounded by a long time ago, leaving only the Buddha statues, some similar to the structure of Mogao Grottoes. The most famous of the Buddha statues is the 14-meter-long Buddha Nirvana, with a graceful and peaceful face sleeping on a stone pillow, and a 7-meter-high standing Buddha with arms crossed, with a sad expression. It is said to be the incarnation of Buddha's disciple Anand, who mourns for the master.
Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country, there are palaces to build temples in its east, and there are Buddha Teeth Sheli Tower. This is the Gar Temple, the famous statue of the sitting, lying, standing Supreme Buddha, has a history of more than 1100 years.
One of Sri Lanka's ancient capitals, it is also a Buddhist holy place.
Three Buddha statues and a Buddha statue carved on a large granite, must be immersed in the situation to feel that majestic momentum. On the day of arrival, a group of local believers also came to worship, and when they sang the Buddhist scriptures together, they felt quiet in their hearts, and they stood by and listened for a long time.
The temple is composed of a 7-meter-high sitting Buddha, a 7-meter-high standing Buddha, a 14-meter reclining Buddha and a Buddha, carved from a whole granite, which is the peak of ancient Sri Lankan art. The model of Sinhalese art in the Polonnaruvo period is worth a visit.
Gal Vihara,被翻译成“伽尔寺”,在一整块巨型花岗岩石上雕刻而成,包括前后相连的三大佛像和一座佛龛。伽尔寺的佛像象征着斯里兰卡古代艺术的巅峰之作。这一组雕像是由Parakramabahu国王( 1153年至1186年)建成,并是Uthararama的一部分。伽尔寺对面也是一块巨大的石头,人们可以走上去。伽尔寺出来往西就是一个出口了,但是这时候你可能以为走完了,其实不然,就在出口附近有一条黄土路往北,还有三个景点,其中一个就是这个莲花池Lotus pond,估计这是古代国王和妃子洗澡嬉戏的地方。