Saradial Tuesday, 14 August 2012 08:21 AM

It will not bring peace unless people behave civilized manner with tolerating every religion and ethnicity. Rather than carve statue better carve mind of people to tolerate each other, at least monks since they are the threat for peace in Sri Lanka.

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Eagle Eyes Tuesday, 14 August 2012 08:45 AM

Too bad this statue did not come here when the war was raging, then we could have tested the power of it.

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Hussain Tuesday, 14 August 2012 08:46 AM

I wonder what Lord Buddha would say if he was alive today, at this display of his likeness in jade? I bet he would be horrified.

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Sunny Boy Tuesday, 14 August 2012 09:01 AM

with so many statues & temples at almost every junction, our crime rate is increasing by the day, children and women feel so insecure, so much corruption and unrest...the change must come from within oneself to live a good life !

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Em Tuesday, 14 August 2012 09:06 AM

SL, Myanmar fine examples of so called Buddhist states behaviours to the world..

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The God Father Tuesday, 14 August 2012 09:24 AM

Hope it brings the cost of living down too.

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Calistus Jayatilleke Tuesday, 14 August 2012 09:26 AM

Statues cannot bring peace to the world, it should be done by living beings. Sometimes, one wonders to what extent ordinary people can be motivated to believe in miracles.

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J.D Tuesday, 14 August 2012 09:45 AM

If the same Buddha statue carved with a Normal stone, will it bring peace for the world.....

Peace should come from peoples hearts...

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