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प्रश्न
Write short notes.
The Bamiyan Buddhas
उत्तर
- The Bamiyan Buddhas are in Bamiyan, 250 km away from Kabul.
- About 750 caves have been hewn out in one of the cliffs of the mountain ranges known as 'Kuhe-Baba'.
- Beautiful murals have been painted inside these caves.
- The same cliff has niches of two standing Buddha statues in stucco. One of them was 53 metres tall the other was 38 metres.
- The core was plastered with several layers of mud mixed with straw. The folds of Gautama Buddha's robes were modelled in this clay plaster.
- Buddha's forearms were supported with the help of wooden armatures and fixed with wooden pegs.
- According to Yuan Chwang, the statues were surrounded by colourful murals and even the statues were painted with gold coating and precious stones.
- The 'Bamiyan Statues of Buddha' are declared as the World Cultural Heritage.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Find the incorrect pair from set B and write the correct ones.
| Set ‘A’ | Set ‘B’ |
| (1) Strabo | Geographia |
| (2) Pliny the Elder | Naturalis Historia |
| (3) Hippalus | Hippokura |
| (4) Arrian | Indica |
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A place in the Gandhara region enlisted as a world Cultural heritage.
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Buddhist monks in the 4th century B.C.E. who translated many Buddhist texts in Chinese language.
Complete the concept map.
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Buddhism reached China during Kushana period.
Explain the following statement with reason.
The merchants rarely used the shorter line of the Silk Route.
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There were close cultural association between the Gandhara region and India before the advent of Islam.
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Shahji-ki-Dheri
Answer the following question with the help of given points.
Write about the ties between ancient India and China.
- Trade relations
- The spread of Buddhism in China
- Serendian art style
