Buddhism Tourism

30/12/2021

facts about Takht Bahi.

30/12/2021

It was later converted into a Buddhist monastery.

29/12/2021

Takht Bhai (or Takht Bahi) is an archaeological site in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is considered the most well preserved Buddhist monetary in Pakistan-India.

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It lasted for 1,000 years.

25/12/2021

We only have one other example of apsidal temple in a city at Sirkap, Taxila.

25/12/2021

Which is certainly to the 3rd century BC.

24/12/2021

It lasted for 1,000 years.

23/12/2021

The discovery in the town of Swat comes from an archaeological site where the remains of a Hindu temple were found last year, said Abdul Samad Khan, regional chief archaeologist.

23/12/2021

The archaeologists have discovered the most ancient Buddhist apsidal temple of Pakistan in Bazira area of Barikot tehsil in Swat. The site was discovered by archaeologists of Ca’ Foscari University and Italian Archaeological Mission in collaboration with the provincial department of archaeology and museums.

20/12/2021

Its about 3 kilometers from Sadpara Road.

17/12/2021

It is believed that any Bodhi Tree in existence around the world is a direct descendant of the one under which the Buddha had meditated.

16/12/2021

Abdur Razzaq a local of the area, told this to The Express Tribune team.

15/12/2021

It is believed to be the day when the Buddha had ‘awakened’. Special meals such as Kheer and cookies shapes like hearts—reflecting the heart-shaped leaves of the Bodhi Tree— are prepared on the day.

15/12/2021

Sanghmitra, the daughter of the famed King Ashoka—a devout follower and proponent of Buddishm in the sub-continent— is said to have travelled with a branch from the original Bodhi Tree to Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, where it is still flourishing as an imposing tree.

27/11/2021

the full diameter of which appears to be about 33 feet is hallow in the centure and composed of sun-dried bricks laid in mud mortar.

16/11/2021

source: holidify
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16/11/2021

The minister went around different galleries of the Peshawar Museum and sections of Sethi House Peshawar and took keen interest in it.

16/11/2021

The display of Gandhara art in the main hall includes Buddha's life stories, miracles, worship of symbols, relic caskets, and individual standing Buddha sculptures. The ethnological objects of that period are also exhibited in the museum.

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The Great Stupa (also called stupa no. 1) was originally built in the 3rd century bce by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka and is believed to house ashes of the Buddha.

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The largest ever statue found at the site depicts the death of Buddha and the second statue was a Buddha with a double halo.

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SOURCE; ANI

13/11/2021

It was givenduring Celebration of Pakistan-Korea Relations reception at the Lotte Hotel in Jung District, Seoul, Thursday. The Pakistani government granted the national award to honor the monk's contribution in promoting peace, dialogue and friendship between the two countries.