Giri fort and Buddhist temple ruins of Taxila Pakistan
Giri fort and Buddhist temple are nestled in the reverse face of the Margalla hills just across from Ban Faqiran Stupa in…
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Kalawan Stupa Buddhist Monastery Taxila
At the Southern corner of the Buddhist archeological complex of Taxila lies the Kalawan Buddhist Stupa and monastery complex. Why is Kalawan…
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Road trip to Bhallar Buddhist Stupa Taxila
Bhallar Buddhist Stupa is visible from far off across the Havelian rail bridge over river Haro, near Taxila. History of Bhallar Buddhist…
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British Brigadier John Nicholson’s monument at Taxila, Pakistan
British Brigadier General John Nicholson’s monument tower in Taxila Pakistan is a symbol of repression and tyranny that the East India Company…
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Buddhist Stupa of Mohra Murado, Pakistan signify?
What struck me about Mohra Murado was its tranquility. I could still hear the rustling of leaves and the stream close by….
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Dharmarajika Stupa Pakistan has bones of Buddhist monks
Buddhist Dharmarajika Stupa was founded in the 3rd century AD by Asoka, the Dharma Raja (Lord of Law). Then various coins of…
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200 BC Greek City Sirkap Taxila in Pakistan is designed like Islamabad
SirKap Taxila is the only Greek city in the Indo-Pakistan Subcontinent from the Greco-Bactrian times. Taxila city, which is synonymous with Sirkap…
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Multicultural Buddhist Jaulian monastery in Pakistan
We drove to Taxila town, which was the Mecca of Buddhism in the 2nd century BC. Jaulian monastery (2nd Century – 450…
