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Great Departure of Buddha, Gandhara, 1-2nd Century. Photo by PHGCOM, 2007 Wikimedia GNU

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Saturday 26 February 2011

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Tushitaheaven Stone relief carving - Pakistan, Kushan dynasty, Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century. Photo by Nesnad, 2010

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Gandhara, the great renunciation. Photo by Sailko, 2010

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Gandhara, a tribute to the bodhisattva, Kushan king, II-III century. Photo by Sailko, 2010

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Drinking Scene. Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara. Dated 3rd century AD. Tokyo National Museum. Photo by World Imaging, 2005

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End Ascetism. The sharing of the relics of the Buddha. Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, 2-3rd century CE. Zen You Mitsu Temple, Setagaya, Tokyo.


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Meditating Buddha, monastery Shotorak region of Kapisa, Afghanistan, 2nd-3rd century, schist. Musée Guimet, Paris.

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A Kushan devotee conforting the Bodhisattva Vajrapani, in a scene of the Mahaparanirvana. Victoria and Albert Museum.

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Attendants to the Mahaparinirvana. Victoria and Albert museum. Photo by World Imaging, 2005

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Gandhara Art, pensive bodhisattva, III sec. Photo by Sailko, 2010

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Gandhara Buddha. 1st-2nd century CE. Tokyo National Museum.
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Detail of a Kushan devotee. Tokyo National Museum. Photo by World Imaging, 2005


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Kushans worshipping the Buddha's bowl. 2nd century Gandhara. Tokyo National Museum. Photo by World Imaging, 2005

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Stucco attendant figure, Khyber Region. Art of gandhara (dated to 4th-5th century AD). Exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Photo by Michel Val, 2009


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Head. Pakistan, a region of Gandhara, 3rd century mud. Musée Guimet, Paris.

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Devotees from Buddhist Gandhara.



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Head of a Woman (goddess of the city), Afghanistan, site of Hadda, Tapa-Kalan monastery, stupa TK67-TK68, 3rd-4th century stucco. Musée Guimet, Paris.

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Devotees from Buddhist Gandhara.

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Devotees from Buddhist Gandhara.


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Gandhara Toilet Tray. 1st Century. Asian Art Museum, Berlin. Photo by PHGCOM, 2007.


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Gandhara_palette. Photo by Uploadmo, 2009

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Stone Palette Gandharan stone palette. Attributed to the 1st century CE. British Museum. Photo by World Imaging, 2007. The image on this palette likely shows a sea monster. In India there was an ancient sea monster called Makara. In Greece it was called Cetus or Ketos.

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Gandharan stone palette. Attributed to the 1st century CE. British Museum. Photo by World Imaging, 2007

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Hamsa sacred swan. 1st century Gandhara. British Museum. Photo by World Imaging, 2005

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Sharing of relics and Gandhara fortified city. Musee Guimet. Photo by Uploadmo, 2009

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Base of Buddha,Gandhara 2-3rd cent. CE. British_Museum. Photo by Mike Peel, 2010 www.mikepeel.net

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Stupa With Pillars, Gandhara 2nd Century. Photo by PHGCOM, 2008

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