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Peraliya Buddha at Tsunami Memorial

Record: 18.50 m

Peraliya Buddha at Tsunami Memorial

Height: 61 feet (18.5 metres)
Location: Unawatuna
Country: Sri Lanka

Located in Hikkaduwa, 60 miles (98 kilometres) from Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, this statue was constructed in memory of the Tsunami victims who lost their lives when the Tsunami struck Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004. A replica of the Bamiyan Buddha of Afghanistan, this scale model was created by the Venerable Ratnapure Nanda Thera. The names of the Tsunami victims were inscribed on its base.

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        The Tsunami Honganji Vihara. The Bamian Replica Buddha Statue that reminds the ancient Buddha at Bamiyan Valley that the Taliban destroyed in Afghanistan; made by Sri Lanka Government, Japan Government and Buddhist community, at Peraliya village near Balapitiya. Peraliya Buddha at Tsunami Memorial 1

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        The Tsunami Honganji Vihara. The Bamian Replica Buddha Statue that reminds the ancient Buddha at Bamiyan Valley that the Taliban destroyed in Afghanistan; made by Sri Lanka Government, Japan Government and Buddhist community, at Peraliya village near Balapitiya. Peraliya Buddha at Tsunami Memorial 1

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        Tsunami memorial buddha, Sri Lanka. Donated by the Japanese to remember the 40,000+ people who died in Sri Lanka. Peraliya Buddha at Tsunami Memorial 3

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        Tsunami memorial - Periliya. This 18m high Buddha is a memorial to the victims of the 2004 tsunami which claimed over 2000 victims in the immediate vicinity of the village of Periliya including an estimated 1700 passengers travelling on the express train which was passing as the wave struck. In a small building at the entrance to the temple road there is a display of photographs taken in the immediate aftermath. They are truly harrowing. Peraliya Buddha at Tsunami Memorial 19

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        Tsunami memorial - Periliya. This 18m high Buddha is a memorial to the victims of the 2004 tsunami which claimed over 2000 victims in the immediate vicinity of the village of Periliya including an estimated 1700 passengers travelling on the express train which was passing as the wave struck. In a small building at the entrance to the temple road there is a display of photographs taken in the immediate aftermath. They are truly harrowing. Peraliya Buddha at Tsunami Memorial 19

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