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The Avukana statue is a standing statue of the Buddha near Kekirawa in North Central Sri Lanka. The statue which has a height of more than 40 feet (12 m) has been carved out of a large granite rock face during the 5th century. It depicts a variation of the Abhaya mudra and the closely worn robe is elaborately carved. Constructed during the reign of Dhatusena it may have been made as a result of a competition between a master and a pupil.
