As the Buddhist message spread north, it passed into the region known as Gandhara, the area in what is now north-eastern Pakistan, around Peshawar, in the foothills of the Himalayas. From the ...

Highlighting the rich cultural heritage of the province, Shafqat Ayaz, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Science, Technology, and IT, proposed the establishment of the Gandhara Knowledge ...

Through the style and quality of the carving this statue ... Click a button to explore other objects in the timeline Pakistan (Kingdom of Gandhara) 2nd Century CE ...

The artistry dates back 2,000 years to the Buddhist period of the Gandhara region. But many shops shut down when the Taliban occupied the region in 2007. The Mustaan family fled Swat and ...

Carving from soft schist, Gandhara's sculptors soon began to facilitate ... was solely to assist others obtain bliss. Through the style and quality of the carving this statue epitomises ...