2011-02-26

Bamiyan Buddhas 'once had an intensely colourful appearance' - Daily News & Analysis


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Bamiyan Buddhas 'once had an intensely colourful appearance'
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The Bamiyan Buddhas—blown up by the Taliban 10 years ago—once had an intensely colourful appearance, scientists have suggested. The two gigantic Buddha statues dating back to the 6th century looked out over the Bamiyan Valley on the Silk Road formed ...
Ten years after the destruction of Buddhist relics in AfghanistanDeutsche Welle

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  1. Buddhashop29 April 2022 at 08:15

    I always thought it ironic how the destruction of the Buddhas was a beautiful example of a central reminder in Buddhism: impermanence. In that way, the destruction was a great teaching.

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