The Library of Congress made public a rare 2,000-year-old text of early Buddhism on Monday, and it offers a glimpse into early Buddhist history during its formative years.

Later, Buddhism became much more widespread, and Swat became a sacred center for the religion, especially during the Kushan Empire from about A.D. 30 to A.D. 400, when Gandhara became famous for ...

PESHAWAR, March 28: The Buddhist art of Gandhara influenced not just the art of united India but that of the entire Buddhist world. So said Prof Fidaullah Sehrai, ...

Buddhism spread from India along the Silk Road and by sea, but it was not until AD 0 - 100 that the first images of the Buddha were created. Before that the Buddha was represented by symbols such ...

In Buddhist studies, the Mahayana’s historical, geographical, and doctrinal origins have long been a source of concern and discussion, and many feel that the Gandhara region had a major part in ...

Pakistan’s government this week organized a “Gandhara Symposium” in an effort to create an environment that welcomes Buddhist tourists, boosts tourism and diversifies Pakistan’s identity ...

While new discoveries in Gandhara continue to captivate the world’s attention, the tracing of Buddha himself is absent from intellectual debates on Gandhara.

Speaking at the Gandhara symposium, the Chief Abbot of Buddha Bihara, Nepal, Bhikshu Kondanya, lauded Pakistan’s initiative to promote cultural diversity and religious tourism.

n the way to Khanpur, the road connects Grand Trunk Road to Julian Buddhist Monastery by passing through ancient wonders of Taxila. Jandial retains its name in the locals’ memory as the first ...