Bamiyan?s Buddha

Bamiyan’s Buddha

News: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has said it would protect the ancient Buddha statues in Mes Aynak Copper Mines.

About Bamiyan’s Buddha:
• The Bamiyan Buddha statues, cut from sandstone cliffs, are said to have dated back to the 5th century AD, and were once the tallest standing Buddhas in the world.
• The statues were great examples of a confluence of Gupta, Sassanian and Hellenistic artistic styles.
• Bamiyan is situated in the high mountains of the Hindu Kush in the central highlands of Afghanistan. The Bamiyan valley, was once integral to the early days of Silk Road.
• After the destruction of Bamiyan Buddha by Taliban regime in 2001, the UNESCO in 2003, included the remains the Bamiyan Buddhas in its list of world heritage sites.