LIGHT OFFERING AT MAHABUDDHA TEMPLE PATAN - KATHMANDU, NEPAL Mahabuddha temple is dedicated to Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha. Its construction was initiated by priest Abhaya Raj of Patan and a member of the Uku Baha monastery (of which the Mahabuddha is now a branch). The temple is often called "the temple of a thousand Buddhas" because a Buddha image is engraved on every brick. Its sikhara is modeled on the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya, India which Abhaya Raj visited and wished to e

Painting the Batamullakanda Buddha Statue stands 135 tall amidst the hillocks around Matugama. Bhante Matugama Mahanama is the abbot of the temple. Sri Lanka’s Buddhist statue is based on the famous Avukana Buddha Statue situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, an ancient monument that was built sometime in the 5th century. The white standing Buddha statue at the Batamulla Kanda International Buddhist Centre was funded by Jagath Pinnagodawitana. The height of the statue is 135 feet tall and