Discovery of Headless Buddha Reveals Kadri Was a Buddhist Centre for Centuries

A headless Buddha sculpture has been discovered on the Sri Manjunath temple premises in Kadri, indicating that Kadri was a Buddhist centre for centuries, according to Prof. T Murugeshi, a retired associate professor in Ancient History and Archaeology who was involved in its exploration.

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The Buddha sculpture was found discarded in the water tank of the temple and it was removed from it with the permission of the temple administrator. "The Buddha sculpture is highly corroded. The head is chopped off and the right hand destroyed, but, still it has its serene beauty in its physical appearance. Lord Buddha is seated in Padmasana pose on the Padma Pita in Dhyana Mudra by placing both palms above the centre of legs. The upper cloth passing over the left shoulder is laying flat on the chest very indistinctly visible. The pillar in the outer prakara of the temple has Dhyani Buddha sculptures seated on lotus. Thus, this sculpture under study is identified as Dhyani Buddha beyond doubt. The Buddha image is about 68 cm in height and 48 cm in width including