Though the rock sculpture represents the Maitreya Buddha, the idol is a fine blend ... script (an ancient Indic script used by the Gandhara culture). The Mulbekh Monastery is ornamented with ...

in fact more Buddhist sculpture and architecture comes from Gandhara than from any other part of ancient India. And here, in the British Museum, we have a Buddha sculpture that perfectly matches ...

On April 21, 1975 an upper part of Budhisattva Maitreya (future Buddha) from the early fourth ... particularly proud of being the birthplace of Gandhara art which flourished what is (then) known ...

Explore Rimbik's trekking paradise, the Peace Pagoda's serene statues, and Ghum Monastery's Maitreya Buddha. Discover the Rock Garden's waterfalls, St. Andrew's Church's colonial history ...

in fact more Buddhist sculpture and architecture comes from Gandhara than from any other part of ancient India. And here, in the British Museum, we have a Buddha sculpture that perfectly matches ...