Ancient Jaulian Monastery and the Giant Buddha Reliefs of Taxila
The picture above captures a captivating section of the ancient Jaulian Monastery in Taxila, Pakistan. This historical site is known for its outstanding Buddhist sculptures, architectural elements, and holy structures that are nearly two millennia old.…
Bhamala – The cross-shaped stupa and the world’s oldest sleeping Buddha
This UNESCO info sign, pictured before the exact site it details, gives us insight into a place unlike any other we’ve covered. We are no longer in Taxila itself, but in Haripur District, on a hill above the Haro River – Bhamala, where rests an utterly…
Ashoka’s Mountain of Stone: The Great Stupa of Dharmarajika
Pass by the fallen Buddhas, the catalogued fragments of hands and feet, the everyday remnants of Jinnan Wali Dheri, and you stumble into a wholly different kind of display case. There’s no religious art to be seen here, only three necklaces, two bangles,…