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[[File:Polonnaruwa-temple20.jpg|thumb|One of the Buddha statues on the upper platform, positioned next to the stupa. The brick wall is visible on the background.]] | [[File:Polonnaruwa-temple20.jpg|thumb|One of the Buddha statues on the upper platform, positioned next to the stupa. The brick wall is visible on the background.]] | ||
The four Buddha statues, which depict the Dhyana mudra, are also carved from solid rock. Two of them are more or less intact today, while only parts of the other two remain. The stupa in the middle appears to have been of the Bubbulakara (bubble shaped) design commonly seen in Sri Lanka. The upper part has been destroyed, and only the dome shaped lower part now remains. However, it has only two Pesavas (the rings found at the base of stupas) rather than the traditional three. | The four Buddha statues, which depict the Dhyana mudra, are also carved from solid rock. Two of them are more or less intact today, while only parts of the other two remain. The stupa in the middle appears to have been of the Bubbulakara (bubble shaped) design commonly seen in Sri Lanka. The upper part has been destroyed, and only the dome shaped lower part now remains. However, it has only two Pesavas (the rings found at the base of stupas) rather than the traditional three. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonnaruwa_Vatadage Polonnaruwa Vatadage]</ref> | ||