The Avukana Buddha Statue is located in a village near Kekirawa in the North Central province of Sri Lanka. It is a popular pilgrim destination for people from all over the country. Some scholars believe the carvings were influenced by Ghandara school of art and possibly the Amaravarti school of art from India.  

Narrative Text: 

In Sri Lanka, one can find many places with sacred Buddha statues. Throughout history, these represented people's piety towards their religion. One of the most famous is in Avukana.

The statue is more than 12 meters tall and was carved from a large granite rock face in the 5th century. It is considered to be one of the finest ancient standing Buddha statues in Sri Lanka.

Produced by Buddhistdoor (2010, 2014)

Hosted by Walter Ngai (on short-term monastic retreat)

Filmed on location in Sri Lanka by Scott Chan 

Voiceover narration: Andrew Lau

Video editing: Herbert Ip

Graphic design: Dick Choi

Music: 

Resignation by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Interlude by Dan Christofi