The silicon statue of Ash­in Nandamala Bhivamsa is nearly completed, accord­ing to a lead sculptor.

“We’ve moulded the body with silicon. The head will be sculpted sep­arately and then attached to the body. It’s a sitting image. “The head itself is 80 per cent finished. We can take time since the clients don’t rush us,” said U Aung Kyaw Tun, a lead sculptor.

“After the statue is done, it will be placed at the monastery resided by Ashin Nandamala Bhivamsa in PyinOoL­win Township, Mandalay Region.

The monk, commonly known as Rector Sayad­aw, currently serves as the rector of Sitagu International Buddhist Academy and an associ­ate head (Upaukkatha) of Shwegyin Nikaya. He is also the Patron of Maha Thubawdayon monaster­ies. — ASH/NT