in fact more Buddhist sculpture and architecture comes from Gandhara than from any other part of ancient India. And here, in the British Museum, we have a Buddha sculpture that perfectly matches ...

Some of the first human images of Buddha first appeared in Pakistan ... Society Museum's much talked-about exhibition The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Art of Gandhara, on view through October 30.

All colossal Bamiyan statues had been sculpted by those who advocated Mahayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism it is believed had its birth in the Bamiyan part of the Gandhara region. Professor Perera ...

the Pakistani Taliban managed only to deface Jehanabad's Buddha. Majestic Ruins Roughly 65 kilometers north of Peshawar lies the remains of the huge monastic complex known as Takht Bhai. It was once ...

Carving from soft schist, Gandhara's sculptors soon began to facilitate the introduction of a new Mahayana philosophical development - the Bodhisattva. Unlike the Gautama Buddha, who had achieved ...

The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, ...

The museum showcases over 3000 antique objects of Gandhara sculptures and the excavated Buddha's life story in Swat. Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks pay a visit to Butkara Stupa in the area of Swat The ...

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) hosted a vibrant Gandhara Cultural Festival on Wednesday, marking the grand launch of an initiative that aims to promote Gandhara ...

in fact more Buddhist sculpture and architecture comes from Gandhara than from any other part of ancient India. And here, in the British Museum, we have a Buddha sculpture that perfectly matches ...