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

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Rock with Asoka inscriptions at Shahbazgarhi, Peshawar District, the eastern face with the edicts I-XI, taken by James Craddock c. 1870s. Ashoka (reigned ca. 272-231 BC) most illustrious king Mauryan dynasty. Read from source

Photograph of three statues of Bodhisattvas from Jamal-Garhi taken by James Craddock in the 1880s. Sculptures from Takht-i-Bahl and Shahr-i-Buhlul." Jamal-Garhi was a Buddhist monastery located in the Peshawar district of northern Pakistan, 1st - 5th century AD, Buddhism flourished in Peshawar district which was known as Gandhara at that time. Bodhisattvas are a type of Buddhist deity who were once mortals. They became enlightened, yet instead of ascending to Nirvana, remained on earth to help others attain the same goal. They were a prominent feature of Mahayana Buddhist doctrine. The Bodhisattvas in this photograph are sculpted in what can be broadly termed the Gandharan style. Read source

Photograph of a Buddhist stupa mound near Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, taken by John Burke in 1868. Buddhism was established in Kashmir from 3rd century BC, but declined by the 8th century AD, eclipsed by Hindu Vaishnavism and Shaivism. Two of the most important sites for Buddhist remains in the Kashmir valley are Harwan near Srinagar and Ushkur near Baramulla. Read from source

Photograph of an ancient Hindu wood carving from Kashmir Smast in Peshawar District taken by an unknown photographer in the 1880s. Peshawar is located in northern Pakistan. Read from source