As the Buddhist message spread north, it passed into the region known as Gandhara, the area in what is now north-eastern Pakistan, around Peshawar, in the foothills of the Himalayas. From the ...

Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Seated Buddha (made between 100 and 300 AD). Stone statue; from Gandhara, Pakistan It's morning in Battersea Park in London, and I'm standing near ...

Meanwhile, the delegation of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks visited Swat Museum where they witnessed antique objects of Gandhara sculptures. The museum showcases over 3000 antique objects of Gandhara ...

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON GANDHARAN LEGACY Prof. Georgios T. Halkias (Hong Kong Buddhist Studies Center, Greece) remarked, "Gandhara’s position at the crossroads of trade routes enabled the ...

So Buddhism appeared 1,182 years before Islam was revealed. Furthermore, the Greek invader Alexander entered the sub-continent 225 years after. Puskara Sarin was the ruler when Gandhara was the ...

As the Buddhist message spread north, it passed into the region known as Gandhara, the area in what is now north-eastern Pakistan, around Peshawar, in the foothills of the Himalayas. From the ...