Bodhisattva: A Greek - Buddhist Relief from Gandhara

The Hashtnagar Pedestal (About the relief from British Museum)

The British Museum writes that the Hashnagar Pedestal is dated to 384 of an unknown era. In the context of history this era very likely is 384 BCE.

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The inscription is called:

Kharosthi, Kharoshthi or Gāndhārī script

This script can be compared with other ancient scripts in the following sites:

Issyk script dated to 5th century CE

Old Turkic Script:
“Mainstream opinion derives the Orkhon script from variants of the Aramaic alphabet, in particular via the Pahlavi and Sogdian alphabets, as suggested by V.Thomsen, or possibly via Karosthi (cf., Issyk inscription).”

The Life of Budda - Detail from Stupa

Segment of a large rock stupa, the life of buddha, Gandhara from the Kushan dynasty, late 2nd century or early 3rd century CE. Exhibited: Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution. Photo by Quadell. 2005 Wikimedia.

Buddhist Art from Gandhara at Musee Guimet, Paris

Exhibited at Musée Guimet. From left to right: A Kushan devotee, Bodhisattva Maitreya, Buddha, Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, and a Buddhist monk. 2nd-3rd century, Gandhara. Photo by PHGCOM, 2005 wikimedia


Kushan Man. 2nd century Gandhara. Personal photograph taken at Musee Guimet, Paris

Three Headed Shiva from Gandhara

Three Headed Shiva from Gandhara, 2ndCentury by PHGCOM, 2008 Wikimedia GNU. Exhibited at the Ostasiatische Kunst Museum, Berlin.

Kanishka Casket found near Peshawar in Present Northern Pakistan.

The Kanishka Casket


Trilogy Detail Detail of the Kanishka Casket. British Museum. Photo by PHGCOM, 2005


Kanishka Casket Detail. Photo by phgcom, 2005.


Kanishka Casket Buddha (detail), about 127 CE. British Museum. Photo by PHGCOM 2005

Peshwar Museum

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