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2. Buddhas of Bamiyan - Wikipedia

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   The statues represented a later evolution of the classic blended style of Greco-Buddhist art at Gandhara. [9] The larger statue was named "Salsal" ("the light shines through the universe") and was referred as a male. The smaller statue is called "Shah Mama" ("Queen Mother") and is considered as a female figure. [10] But it is unsure.

3. The Taliban destroyed these ancient Buddhas. Now they're ...

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   BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues in early 2001 shocked the world and highlighted their hard-line regime, toppled soon after in a U.S.-led invasion.

4. Buddhas and bodhisattvas in art - Wikipedia

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   Vairocana, the first Dhyani Buddha, embodying sovereignty and occupying the center, [7] is a special case (in any case, he is distinct from Gautama and not normally confused with him). He was one of the Buddhas of Bamiyan blown up by the Taliban which China mourned and tried to replace with the world's tallest statue, named Spring Temple Buddha ...

5. Bamyan - Wikipedia

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   Bamiyan was Islamized under the reign of Sultan Mahmud. This was around the time of the first millennium AD. At that time, the center of the city of Bamiyan was moved from the northwest of the valley, where the cliff with the Buddha statues is located, further to the southeast. Some of the fortifications in the valley also date from this period ...

6. Gandharan Buddhism - Wikipedia

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   Afghanistan's Bamiyan was one of the main cities of Buddhist activity in the region as shown by the remains of the monumental Buddha sculptures known as the Buddhas of Bamiyan. They are believed to have been carved sometime between the 3rd to 6th centuries CE. [33] Bamiyan seems to have continued to be a strong Buddhist site in the 7th century.

7. Myanmar's generals unveil giant Buddha statue as they ... - AOL

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   The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar on Friday showed off a new giant statue of a sitting Buddha that is scheduled to be consecrated on Aug. 1, a powerful symbol of ...