The Thuparama, is a large Buddhist image house. This oblong brick image house occupies the southwest corner of the adjoining quadrangle. The Thuparama meant for a colossal seated Buddha of stucco and brick is vaulted in its interior and is considered the best preserved vaulting structure of that epoch.
Inside the building, in the inner sanctum, is a ruined brick and plaster pile, that was once a seated image of the Buddha and one could see three limestone sculpted Buddahs dating back to the 7th
century, the largest of which have been considered the finest in the
class of fearly marble sculpting. The original vaulted roof of the building is still intact. Tropical rains run down the curve of the roof, and like the gargoyles of medieval Europe, Makara (dragon) spouts drain the water to the ground.
