Bamiyan Afghanistan Asia Regional

Describes two great statues of Buddha in the Bamiyan Valley northwest of Kabul date from the Kushan Dynasty, in the 3rd century.

• Japan Times - Ancient Buddhist Scripture Fragments Discovered in Bamiyan Valley Caves - Japanese experts have found a number of Buddhist scripture fragments asia dating from the 7th century in central Afghanistan caves, the asia first to be discovered in nearly a century.
• Daily Times - Bamiyan Buddha Mystery Will be Solved Soon - French archaeologists state they are a step closer afghanistan to solving the mystery of Afghanistan\'s legendary lost afghanistan third Buddha of Bamiyan.
• Bamiyan - Describes two great statues of Buddha in the afghanistan Bamiyan Valley northwest of Kabul date from the afghanistan Kushan Dynasty, in the 3rd century.
• BBC - Talks Over Bamiyan Buddhas' Future - Article on plans to preserve the remains of the great Buddhas of Bamiyan, destroyed by the Afghan Taleban in 2001.
• Independent Online - Italian Engineers Save Afghan Buddhas - Report on Italian engineers completing work to prevent the collapse bamiyan of the cliff niches which house the remaining fragments of bamiyan Afghanistan\'s ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, which were destroyed by the Taliban.
• Wikipedia - Buddhas of Bamyan - Encyclopedic entry on the two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of central Afghanistan.
• The Bamiyan Tragedy - Illustrated report on the destruction by the ruling Taliban militia afghanistan of the ancient Buddha statues at Bamiyan. History of the afghanistan statues, UN and Buddhist protest.

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