Burrows Pavilion (Stone Canopy)
This Stone Pavilion (Burrows Pavilion) is thought to be the entrance to the oldest Bodhighara in the Abhayagiri Complex. This canopy has been restored by S. M. Burrows, the head of the Archeology Department (1884-1886).
A short distance, further along, stands the Burrows Pavilion stands two impressive tenth-century pillar inscriptions recording various monastic rules and administrative details. The pavilion forms a kind of entrance to an extensive Bo tree enclosure, signed Bodhi Tree Shrine III. The original tree is no longer there, but the enclosing walls and a cluster of stone-slab seats survive largely intact along with another Samadhi Buddha statue, numerous Siri Pada carvings, and a stone floor studded with lotus-shaped pillar bases.
A short distance, further along, stands the Burrows Pavilion stands two impressive tenth-century pillar inscriptions recording various monastic rules and administrative details. The pavilion forms a kind of entrance to an extensive Bo tree enclosure, signed Bodhi Tree Shrine III. The original tree is no longer there, but the enclosing walls and a cluster of stone-slab seats survive largely intact along with another Samadhi Buddha statue, numerous Siri Pada carvings, and a stone floor studded with lotus-shaped pillar bases.
