Gal Potha (Stone Book) - Polonnaruwa | ගල් පොත - පොලොන්නරුව
පොලොන්නරුවේ හැටදාගෙයි පිටත බැම්ම හා සත්මහල් ප්රාසාදය ආසන්නව පිහිටා ඇති සෙල්ලිපියකී, ගල් පොත. මෙය දිග අඩි 26.10ක් වන අතර පලල අඩි 4.7කී. පේලි 72 ක අක්ෂර 4300 ක් පමණ ඇතැයි පැවසේ. මෙම ගල්පොත සෙල් ලිපිය නිශ්ශංනමල්ල රජු විසින් කරවන ලද්දකී.
This is one of the famous works of King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196) which describes himself, his rule and the eligibility for being a king of Sri Lanka. This massive slab which is 26'10 feet (8.2 metres) long and 4'7 feet (1.4 metres) in breath has been brought form Mahiyangana area by the worriers of King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196). The text is written in 3 columns and contain over 4300 characters in 72 lines.There are sighs that liquidified metal has been pored on to the carved characters to bring out the letters much clearer
පොළොන්නරුව ගල් විහාරයේ බුද්ධ ප්රතිමාව(Buddha Statue of Polonnaruwa Gal Viharaya)
පොළොන්නරුව ගල් විහාරයේ බුද්ධ ප්රතිමාව(Buddha Statue of Polonnaruwa Gal Viharaya)/srilankaclassicart.com
Polonnaruwa Gal Viharaya | Story [ Sinhala ]
The Polonnaruwa Gal Vihara originally known as the Uttararama is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was fashioned in the 12th century by Parakramabahu I.
The central feature of the temple is four rock relief statues of the Buddha, which have been carved into the face of large granite rock. The images consist of a large seated figure, another smaller seated figure inside an artificial cavern, a standing figure, and a reclining figure. These are considered to be some of the best examples of ancient Sinhalese sculpting and carving arts and have made the Gal Vihara the most visited monument at Polonnaruwa.
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පොළොන්නරුව ගල් විහාරයේ ඉතිහාස කථාව
The Gal Vihara, also known as Gal Viharaya and originally as the Uththaraarama, is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was fashioned in the 12th century by Parakramabahu.
This is the sinhala explanation of the story behind Gal Vihara by Mr.Piyadasa
Gal Vihara at Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka.
Gal Vihara at Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka.
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Gal Vihara (Sinhala: stone temple), Buddhist Temple at (UNESCO World Heritage Site) at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka is the most perfect specimen of Buddha statue hewn out of solid stone. Crafted during the reign of King Parakrabahu (1153-1186 A.C), Gal Vihara statues are still in complete preservation with their irresistible charm and sublimity. It is undeniable that the sculptors of Gal Vihara were of greater skill and expertise in the art of stone sculpture in Sri Lanka. The images at Gal Vihara have brought about higher level of awakening in the observers with respect of Buddhist art in Sri Lanka.
Gal Vihara at Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka known as “The Northern Temple” in the beginning of its history, is a cave complex, about 27 meters in length and 10 meters in height at the centre and sloping towards the ends, with sculptures carved on the solid rock in four shrines.
Gal Vihara, like numerous other Buddhist shrines of Sri Lanka, is a shrine of Theravada Buddhism. Then again Gal Vihara testifies to the influence of Mahayana Buddhism during the 12th century.
Caves of Gal Vihara
Gal Vihara consists of four cave shrines with sculptures hallowed out of a granite rock.Caves from left to right are
(a) Cave of Vijjadharas,
(b) Excavated Cave,
(c) Cave of Standing Image and
(d) Cave of Reclining Image.
Between the Excavated Cave and the Cave of Standing Image is an inscription. In front of the Excavated Cave are remains of a pavilion.
Though the brick walls of the four shrines had collapsed centuries ago, the foundations remain giving evidence that each statue was separated from one another.
Cave of Vijjadharas
The cave consists of a main image of Buddha sculpted out of the rock boulder, having carved round and four small bas relief carvings of Buddha. The small bas relief statues are carved on either sides, above the head of the main image.
The main image depicts the chief of meditative Buddhas titled Dharmadhatu, Adi Buddha, Vairocana and Vajrasattva.
The four small images of the Buddha in Dhayani Mudra represent the four directions of the universe.
All five images are of Dhyana Mudra or meditative posture is believed to depict the all embracing Body of Law (Dharmakaya).
The Excavated Cave
The Excavated cave too houses an image of Buddha in dhayana mudra or meditative attitude sculpted out of the rock boulder. The image herein is smaller than the main image at Vijjadhara Cave.
The Cave of Standing Image
The Buddha statue rising to 7 meters in height herein, stands on a lotus pedestal called Padmasana. Padmasana signifies that Buddha is a transcendental being.
The Cave of Standing image: Ananda or Buddha
The standing statue is at the head of the massive reclining Buddha. The standing statue’s placing of arms across the breast has caused a controversy as to the identity of the statue. The early archeologists believed the statue was that of Ananda, an attendant disciple of Buddha grieving at the passing away of Buddha.However, the subsequent studies at Gal Vihara on the features of the statue have established that the standing image is that of Buddha and not of his disciple Ananda.
Firstly, since the standing image was once contained in its own shrine room, separated by brick walls it has no relevance to the reclining image. Though the brick walls of the three caves had collapsed several centuries ago, the foundations can still be seen.Secondly, the right-ward curled clusters of hair are only found on the images of the Buddha and not on the images of his disciples in the same period.Thirdly, the Buddhist artists never offered the Lotus throne or Padmasana to disciples Fourthly, the ears of the statue herein are elongated. Of all the statues of Buddha, his disciples and deities, only the images of Buddhas consist of elongated ears.
The Cave of Reclining Image
The reclining image of Buddha at this cave is 14 meter long. In spite of the colossal proportions, the statue carries supreme grace and serenity.
The Cave of Reclining Image: Reclining posture Vs. Parinirvana posture
The argument over the massive statue with respect of Buddha’s posture of passing away and the posture of reclining was won over by the proponents who established that the great statue at this cave is a reclining image. Firstly herein the Buddha statue with lotus symbol in the palms and feet, is sculpted in the posture called Simhaseyya: the pose of a sleeping lion. The lion sleeps resting its head on its right paw.
Secondly,in Sri Lanka the theme of passing away wasn’t taken as a popular feature in Buddhist art. Thirdly the images that regularly accompany the images of Buddha’s passing away, i.e.images of disciples, sal trees and flowers aren’t present at this statue.
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Einfach beindruckend sind die vier gigantischen Buddhastatuen, die in einen Granitfelsen bei Polonnaruwa hineingearbeitet wurden. Sie stammen aus dem 12. Jahrhundert und wurden wahrscheinlich von König Parakrama Bahu I. in Auftrag gegeben. Sie sind echte Meisterwerke der singalesischen Steinmetzkunst und damit die bedeutendste Sehenswürdigkeit von Polunnaruwa. Für fromme Buddhisten aber auch für Kunstfreunde ist dieser Platz ein echter Pilgerort. Man nennt die Statuen-Gruppe Gal Vihara (auch: Gal Viharaya), häufig wird sie auch schlicht als Felsentempel bezeichnet.
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Galviharaya In Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
The Gal Vihara (Sinhalese: ගල් විහාරය), also known as Gal Viharaya and originally as the Uttararama, is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was fashioned in the 12th century by Parakramabahu I. The central feature of the temple is four rock relief statues of the Buddha, which have been carved into the face of a large granite rock. The images consist of a large seated figure, another smaller seated figure inside an artificial cavern, a standing figure and a reclining figure. These are considered to be some of the best examples of ancient Sinhalese sculpting and carving arts, and have made the Gal Vihara the most visited monument at Polonnaruwa.
The images of Uttararama follow a different style from the images of the previous Anuradhapura period, and show some significant differences. The identity of the standing image is subject to a certain amount of dispute among historians and archaeologists, some of whom argue that it depicts the monk Ananda rather than the Buddha. Each of the images have been carved in a way that uses a maximum possible area of the rock, and their heights seem to have been decided based on the height of the rock itself. Each statue appears to have had its own image house, as indicated by the remains of brick walls at the site. The Uttararama was where Parakramabahu I held a congregation of monks to purify the Buddhist priesthood, and later drew up a code of conduct for them. This code of conduct has been recorded in an inscription on the same rock face containing the images of the Buddha.
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