oct 3, 600 - Buddha
Description:
400-800 CECut rock with plaster and polychrome paint
Bamiyan Afghanistan; Gandharan
• Largest Buddha before its destruction
• Strategically located along Silk Route- buddhism spread because it wasn't location specific
• 2 very large and many small- 175ft and 120ft
• Space for worshipers to circumambulation
Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 3, 600
Now
~ 1425 years ago