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Wikipedia - Buddhas of Bamyan - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan
Encyclopedic entry on the two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of central Afghanistan. |
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http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/bamian.html - http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/bamian.html
Describes two great statues of Buddha in the Bamiyan Valley northwest of Kabul date from the Kushan Dynasty, in the 3rd century. |
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BBC - Talks Over Bamiyan Buddhas' Future - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2498483.stm
Article on plans to preserve the remains of the great Buddhas of Bamiyan, destroyed by the Afghan Taleban in 2001. |
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The Bamiyan Tragedy - http://www.sibv.org/bv21.htm
Illustrated report on the destruction by the ruling Taliban militia of the ancient Buddha statues at Bamiyan. History of the statues, UN and Buddhist protest. |
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Japan Times - Ancient Buddhist Scripture Fragments Discovered in Bamiyan Valley Caves - http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20030910b4.htm
Japanese experts have found a number of Buddhist scripture fragments dating from the 7th century in central Afghanistan caves, the first to be discovered in nearly a century. |