Representation of the Sacred Foot-print of Lord Buddha at Dambadeniya, Sri Lanka.

A representation of the Sacred Foot-print of Lord Buddha formed the object of remembrance of the Teacher, in the early years of Buddhism. An empty chair, a 'chamara' - a type of large fan, an umbrella etc were also used for this purpose. This was because of the firm belief since Lord Buddha attained 'Nibbana' - 'nothingness', there was no object left of him to worship. This was a strongly held belief till the advent of the statues made in the 2nd Century AD.
The Sacred Foot-print had some of the the auspicious signs as predicted by astrologers incorporated. This version installed in Damabadeniya was made in recent years.

The image of Lord Buddha on Bahirawakande, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The image of Lord Buddha looking towards the Dalada Maligawa, from Bahirawakanda, Kandy, Sri Lanka is seen here. I took this picture from the Ampitiya end of the Kandy lake on 7/6/2009.