Bodhisattva Statue

Image title: Bodhisattva Statue

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English text:

Enigmatic Head of a Bodhisattva Statue: — This captivating head fragment belongs to a Bodhisattva statue discovered in Trincomalee, dating back to the 7th 10th centuries AD. This unique artwork mesmerizes with its intricate details, particularly the symbols adorning the jata makuta intricately carved from crystalline limestone. The exact identity of the Bodhisattva remains shrouded in mystery due to the weathering of the symbols. Trincomalee, a historically significant seaport, offers vital context to this enigmatic find. It is believed that seafarers, traversing treacherous waters, sought solace and protection through Bodhisattva pilgrimages.

Sinhala text (not proofread):

බෝධිසත්ව ප්‍රතිමාවක හිස කොටස — ක්‍රි:ව 7-10 සියවස්වලට අයත් ත්‍රිකුණාමලයෙන් හමුවන බෝධිසත්ව ප්‍රතිමාවක හිස කොටස සුවිශේෂී කලාත්මක ලක්‍ෂණවලින් යුක්ත වේ. ස්ඵටික හුණු ගල් මාධ්‍යයෙන් කර ඇති මෙම ප්‍රතිමාවේ ජටා මකුටයේ ඇති සංකේත පැහැදිලි නැත. එම නිසා මෙය කුමන වර්ගයේ බෝධිසත්ව ප්‍රතිමාවක්දැයි පැහැදිලිව හඳුනාගත නොහැක. අනුරාධපුර රාජධානි සමයේ ත්‍රිකුණාමලය (ගෝකණ්ණ) ප්‍රධාන නාවික වරායක් වූ බැවින් දිගු මුහුදු ගමන් වලදී ඇතිවන නොයෙක් ආපදා වලින් ආරක්‍ෂා වීමට පිහිට පතා බෝධිසත්ව වන්දනයේ නිරත වීම නාවික ගමනාගමනයේ යෙදෙන්නන් විසින් සිදු කරන්නට ඇතැයි අනුමාන කල හැකිය.

Transcription:

bōdhisatva pratimāvaka hisa koṭasa — kri:va 7-10 siyavasvalaṭa ayat trikuṇāmalayen hamuvana bōdhisatva pratimāvaka hisa koṭasa suviśēṣī kalātmaka lakṣaṇavalin yukta vē. sphaṭika huṇu gal mādhyayen kara æti mema pratimāvē jaṭā makuṭayē æti saṅkēta pæhædili næta. ema nisā meya kumana vargayē bōdhisatva pratimāvakdæyi pæhædiliva handunāgata nohæka. anurādhapura rājadhāni samayē trikuṇāmalaya (gōkaṇṇa) pradhāna nāvika varāyak vū bævin digu muhudu gaman valadī ætivana noyek āpadā valin ārakṣā vīmaṭa pihiṭa patā bōdhisatva vandanayē nirata vīma nāvika gamanāgamanayē yedennan visin sidu karannaṭa ætæyi anumāna kala hækiya.

Transcription:

bodhisatva pratimavaka hisa kotasa — kri:va 7-10 siyavasvalata ayat trikunamalayen hamuvana bodhisatva pratimavaka hisa kotasa suvisheshi kalatmaka lakshanavalin yukta ve. sphatika hunu gal madhyayen kara ati mema pratimave jata makutaye ati sanketa pahadili nata. ema nisa meya kumana vargaye bodhisatva pratimavakdayi pahadiliva handunagata nohaka. anuradhapura rajadhani samaye trikunamalaya (gokanna) pradhana navika varayak vu bavin digu muhudu gaman valadi ativana noyek apada valin araksha vimata pihita pata bodhisatva vandanaye nirata vima navika gamanagamanaye yedennan visin sidu karannata atayi anumana kala hakiya.

Automated translation (not verified):

Bodhisattva head — The head of a Bodhisattva found in Trincomalee dating to the 7th-10th centuries AD has unique artistic features. The symbols on the jata makuta of this statue made of crystalline limestone are not clear. Therefore, it cannot be clearly identified which type of Bodhisattva statue this is. Since Trincomalee (Gokanna) was a major naval port during the Anuradhapura kingdom, it can be assumed that the seafarers may have performed the Bodhisattva pilgrimage to seek help to protect themselves from various disasters during long sea voyages.

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Maritime Museum in Galle (Sri Lanka) which include objects recovered from the 2nd century B.C. Godawaya shipwreck. The Maritime Museum is housed in Galle's historic Dutch warehouse (built in 1671) and opened its doors on May 9, 1992. The Maritime Archaeology Museum is serving as a centre of education for various groups of visitors and researchers of Southern region of Sri Lanka.

Photo details:
Date: 2023-09-17
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/60
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 2500
Focal length: 24mm

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Resolution: 1373 x 2000
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