Thailand donates Buddha statues

Priyanka Kurugala

Thailand’s Department of Fine Arts has donated 11 Buddha statues to be exhibited at the Thai Gallery of the proposed International Buddhist Museum in the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.

These statues represent different styles of different periods. One such statue is the Buddha in a walking posture. Sri Lanka Ambassador Prof J B Disanayaka told the Daily News that types of statues were not found in Sri Lanka. The proposed Gallery would help promote better relations between the two Theravada Buddhist countries in the world, he said.

The statues were handed over to Sri Lanka Ambassador Prof J B Disanayaka by the Fine Arts Department Deputy Director-General Karun Sutthipool in the presence of National Museum’s Fine Arts Department Director Anan Chuchoti and the National Museum’s Senior Researcher Dr Amara Srisuchat.

The Fine Arts Department’s Deputy Director-General Karun Sutthipool said that the historical event would mark an important relationship between Sri Lanka and Thailand.