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Gandhara - Rolf Gross

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Takht-i-Bahai1 st - 6th cent ADTakht-i-Bahai was the center of Greco-Buddhism in <strong>Gandhara</strong>. Large ruins of a Buddhistmonastery and an academy are found in a mountain valley. Many of the celebratedGreco-<strong>Gandhara</strong>n Buddhist sculptures in Western museums come from here. A few maystill be in the Peshawar Museum. The monastery is relatively well preserved.Two reliefs from Takht-i-Bahai:Ghandara Buddha Avalokiteshvara

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