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  • By Faiza-Ifrah on July 20, 2005
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  • Fasting Buddha - Pakistan
    Fasting Buddha
    by Faiza-Ifrah
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    I have uploaded one photograph of a small statue of the 'Fasting Buddha' below. This statue was discovered in the archaeological sites in the North West frontier province (NWFP). Buddhist civilization flourished in parts of both Afghanistan and Pakistan. whereas the statues of Buddha have been desecrated in the Taliban's Afghanistan (at Bamyan), Pakistan’s SWAT Valley of NWFP (some 100 miles north of Peshawar) still boasts of several sites, especially at its southern entrance near capital Saidu Shareef. All of the sites are still intact due mainly to the peaceful nature of swat's inhabitants. There, amongst other archaeological relics, you can still find a giant statue of fasting Buddha engraved on a rock of limestone. The nearby town of Marghazar with a royal palace also wears the same white color.

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  • Address: Swat Valley, NWFP, Pakistan

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    Buddhist Sites: At the Jaulian site you can...
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  • Updated By filipdebont on August 24, 2002
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    At the Jaulian site you can see the remains of some stupas and remains of a monastery. The beautifully decorations of the stupa bases

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    Buddhist Sites: This monastery dates from the...
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  • By filipdebont on August 24, 2002
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    This monastery dates from the 1st century, and was in use till the 8th century. It lies on to of a hill, and as it was very hot that afternoon it was a very thirsty climb, but well worth, as the picture proves.

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    Buddhist Sites: The base of a stupa.
  • By filipdebont on August 24, 2002
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    Buddhist Sites: A beautiful small Buddha...
  • By filipdebont on August 24, 2002
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    A beautiful small Buddha statue

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    Buddhist Sites: Keenjhar Lake...the largest in Pakistan
  • By WAHEEDASLAM on March 13, 2004
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  • Keenjhar lake - Pakistan
    Keenjhar lake
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    A large natural freshwater and beartiful lake, the largest in Pakistan, with extensive reed-beds, particularly in the shallow western and northern parts is a combination of two natural lakes called Sonheri and Keenjhar. Keenjhar Lake supports a very diverse flora and fauna, and is an extremely important breeding, staging and wintering area for a wide variety of waterfowl. Mid-winter waterfowl counts in the four winters 1986/87 to 1989/90 averaged 140,000 (maximum 205,000 in 1987/88). The place has been developed into a resot with boating and fishing facilities. Accommodation is available at the lake-side motel. It is two hours drive and 115 kms away from Karachi.

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    Buddhist Sites: One of the well remained...
  • By filipdebont on August 24, 2002
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    One of the well remained Buddha statues you can see in the Takht-I-Bai monastery.

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    Buddhist Sites: Sirkap, the walled city, here...
  • By filipdebont on August 24, 2002
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    Sirkap, the walled city, here you can see the foundations of houses, stupas and a Buddhist temple.

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    Buddhist Sites: Some of the well remained...
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    Some of the well remained stupa bases.

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    Buddhist Sites: Buddist Monastery Takhat Bhai(Mardan)
  • By WAHEEDASLAM on May 20, 2004
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  • Buddist Monastery Takhat Bhai - Pakistan
    Buddist Monastery Takhat Bhai
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    The area constituting Mardan district is a part of the Peshawar valley, which first appears in the history as part of the Gandhara kingdom. 14kM from Mardan lies the ancient ruins of Gandhara Civilization at the hills of Takht Bhai.The hills are 152-meter (500 feet) high.The monastry of Takht-i-Bahi was first mentioned by General Court, the French officer of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1836.Takht-i-Bahi is the most impressive and complete Buddhist monastery in Pakistan. From the top of the hill behind monastery one can look down across the plains as far as Peshawar on one side and up to the Malakand Pass and the hills of Swat on the other.This site has produced fragmentary sculptures in stone and stucco that indicate the highly developed sculptural sense of their creators.

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  • Directions: It is located about 80 kms from Peshawar and 16 kms northwest of the city of Mardan.

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