World's Largest granite Samadhi Buddha statue in Kurunegala

f,dj úYd,;u ffY,uh iudê nqÿ rej ksrdjrKh wo

f,dj úYd,;u ffY,uh iudê nqoaO m%;sudj wo ^30& iji ckdêm;s ffu;%smd, isßfiak iy w.ue;s rks,a úl%uisxy uy;ajrekaf.a m%Odk;ajfhka uyck mQ‍fcdamydr msKsi ksrdjrKh flf¾'

l=reKE., rïnv.,a, fudKrd., úoHd id.r msßfjka uyd úydrfha .,a m¾j;hl fk<k ,o iudê nqoaO m%;sud jykafia bka§h .,a jvqjka úiska jir .Kkdjla ;siafia l< ks¾udKhla nj" úydrdêm;s" wurmqr wdßhjxY ioaOïu hq;a;sl md¾Yajfha uyd kdhl tf.dvuq,af,a wurfuda,s kdysñfhda mejiQy'

T<.u úiQ rxydñ oikdhl ks<fu;=uka fuu úydria:dkfha wdÈ l¾;Djrhd f,i oelafõ' fudKrd., m¾j; uqÿfka fudKr i,l=Kls' tu i,l=K ksid fudKrd., úydrh ù hehs lsh;s'

fudKrd., .,a m¾j;h u; jQ merKs fndaëka jykafia flakao% lr.ksñka T<.u rxydñ oikdhl Wmdil;=ud fmdÿ uyck wdOdr ,nd f.k ukrï úydr ukaÈrhla bÈ lf<ah' fï l%s'j' 1910 § muKh' rchg wh;a fuu .,a m¾j;fha fun÷ úydrhla bÈlsÍu kS;s úfrdaê h' fï ms<sn|j l=reKE., iqÿ tacka; ;ek fj; hï msßila úiska meñKs,s flßK' mÍlaIK lghq;= i|yd iqÿ tacka; ;ek wiqmsáka meñKsfhah'

úydrfha m%;sud is;=jï wdÈh ksujqKq wdikak ld,fha§h' fï fndaêi;aj .=fKdafma; rxydñ Wmdil;=ud úydrh bÈßmi ìu je;sr úydrhg wk;=rla fkdl<hq;= nj;a" ;ud jrolre kï ;udg oඬqjï lrk f,i;a wdhdpkd;aulj mejiSh' iqÿ tacka; ;ek úydrhg we;=¿ ù Ñ;% uQ¾;s wdÈh krUd fidïkig m;aúh'

wk;=rej fï i|yd ;udf.ka l=ula jqjukdoehs úuiSh' ta wkqj rchg wh;aj ;snQ NQñh ,ndÈh yels fjf;d;a uekjehs oekqï fok ,È'

ta wkqj uyd n%s;dkHfha hg;a úð; Ndr f,alï ;ek u.ska miajeks fcda¾Ê uyrcqf.a úfYaI wjirh mßÈ rxydñ Wmdil ;=udf.a mqoa.,sl kug úydr NQñh mjrd fokq ,eìK' rxydñ oikdhl Wmdil ;=ud wxl=Uqf¾ Y%S fidaudkkao uydkdhl udysñmdKka jykafia fj; tu úydr NQñh mQcd lf<ah' wk;=rej 1959 )12) 16 jeks Èk wxl=Uqf¾ Y%S fidaudkkao kdysñmdfKda fudKrd., úydrdêm;sj jev úiQ lsßueáhdfõ m[a[did.r ysñmdKka jykafia fj; úydria:dkh ms<sn| ysñlï mejrEy'

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fudKrd., úydria:dkhg lsßueáhdfõ m[a[did.r udysñmdfKda jevu lf<da 1953 jif¾§h' .,a m¾j;h u; wr,sh ;=re fijfKa <uqka 12 fofkl=f.ka werUqKq oyï mdi, m%foaYjdiS orejkaf.a oyï mji ksjd,kakla úh' p;=r f,i O¾ufoaYkfhys iu;alï mE Wkajykafia m%foaYh mqrd ckm%sh O¾ufoaYlhka jykafia kula f,iska m%lg jQy'

tfukau fmdÿ ck;djf.a wjYH;djka y÷kdf.k fi!LH" wOHdmk" iudc fiajdjkao ,nd §fuys ksrka;r jHdhduhl ksr; jQy' <orejka fj; wOHdmkh ,nd foñka wdrïN l< fiajdj i¾fjdaoh Y%uodk fiajdj yd taldnoaO fjñka wdpd¾h ta'à'wdßhr;ak uy;d iuÛ jHdma; lrñka 1967 isg i¾fjdaoh fiajd uOHia:dkhla f,i jhU m<df;a mq¿,a lafIa;%hl <ore mdi,a msysgqjk ,È'

hdmyqj" ysßhd," udj;.u" fmd,a.yfj, yd jdßhfmd, fldÜGdij, o <ore mdi,a msysgqùfuys ,d Wkajykafia l%shdldß jQy' NslaIq wOHdmkh ms<sn|j is; fhduq lrñka 1966 § ‘úoHdid.r’ msßfjk wdrïN l<y' l=vd l¾udka; fomd¾;fïka;=fõ wkq.%yfhka fudKrd., úydria:dkfhys brgq l¾udka; uOHia:dkhla wdrïN lrk ,§' 1986 § wdhq¾fõo ffjoH úoHd,h wdrïN flßK'

fï w;r" 1985 j¾Ifha § f,dajgd ixpdrhl ksr; jQ Wkajykafia wmrÈ. fn!oaO O¾u jHdma;sh isheiska ÿgy' nqreu foaYhg jevu lr Ndjkd m%.=K l< w;ru" 1988 j¾Ifha § bkaÿkSishdfõ cl¾;d kqjr f,dal idu ix> iïfï,khg iyNd.s fjñka isáh § ßh wk;=rlska wmj;aùfuka tu fiajdjka mj;ajd f.k hdu ms<sn| nrm;< ysveila we;s úh'

m[a[did.r udysñmdKka jykafiaf.a wmj;a ùfuka miq Ydia;%m;s tf.dvuq,af,a wurfuda,s ysñfhda úydrdêm;s OQrfhys lghq;= Ndr .;ay' fudKrd., m¾j;h u; ‘mOdk>r’ kï jQ Ndjkd Yd,dj bÈlsÍfuys lemùfuka l%shdl< Wkajykafia ish .=reysñhka wmj;aj oijir msreKq 1998 j¾Ifha § zmeKihqre .=Kiur oijirZ mskalï iufhys újD; l< fouy,a ix>djdih úydria:dkfha nrm;< wvqmdvqjla imqrd,kakla ù ;sfí'

2001 jif¾ we*a.ksia:dkfha zndñhkaZ m%;sud ixydrh lrK fldg f.k m%foaYjdis ck;djf.a woyi mßÈ ffY,uh iudê nqoaO m%;sudjla fk,Sug fhduqùu foaYSh" cd;sl yd wd.ñl m%fndaOhg bjy,ajk wiydh mqKH l%shdjls'

bkaÈhdkq Ys,ams moau Y%S iïudk,dNS weï'weï'ia;m;s;=uka fï ks¾udK ld¾hh Ndr.ekSuu ta ms<sn| id¾:l;ajfha i,l=Kls' 2002)09)13 Èk kshu f,iskau .,a m¾j;fha lghq;=j,g w;.eiSfuka werUqKq fï Wodr;r mqKHl%shdj fï jkúg jir y;r blaujd l%shd;aul fjñka mj;S' ol=Kq bkaÈhdkq Ys,amSka 08 fokd ne.ska jir ;=kla jevj, fhÿKq w;r" y;rjeks Ys,amS msßi 2006'06'14 jeks Èk isg ks¾udK lghq;= j, fh§ isá;s'

fuf;la fuu ld¾hh i|yd fmdÿ uyck;dj wm fj; ,nd § we;af;a mqÿu iyfhda.hls'

w;S; kr úrejka" rc orejka isÿ l< wur”h l,d ks¾udK .Khg jefgk" jir 800 lska muK fï rfÜ isÿ fldg fkdue;s ffY,uh m%;sud ks¾udKhla imqrd ,ñka" wm wkd.; ore uqKqnqrka fj; j;auka mrmqf¾ wñ, odhdoh f,iska ;s<sK lrkakg yels ùu úistlajeks ishjfia Tn;a ud;a ,nk uyÛq jrm%idohls'