These Buddha images are dated to around the 4th – the 6th centuries in the present era ... From the Greek-Indian fusion rose the Graeco-Buddhist art of Gandhara when Greeks contributed to the sculpted ...

She is most commonly depicted holding an ashoka branch ... with such images found from Ratnagiri and Bodh Gaya as well as other Buddhist sites in Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and parts of Nepal.

Chaukhandi stupa is said to be originally established by Emperor Ashoka during ... a rich lot of Buddhist sculptures comprising numerous Buddha and Bodhisattva images in… How to Cycle From ...

The day he chose was the day of Ashoka Vijaya Dashmi, the day emperor Ashoka had converted to Buddhism ... Family in San Francisco These 16 Amazing Photos of Antwerp in Belgium Will Spark Your ...

It was the largest empire in Indian history. In 268 BC Ashoka took his place on the throne - but not without considerable struggle. Buddhist writings tell us that he killed "99 of his brothers ...

The second episode of Michael Wood's journey through Indian history covers the last centuries BCE—the age of the Buddha, the coming of the Greeks and the rule of the emperor Ashoka, one of the ...

AHMEDABAD: Nearly 50,000 people belonging to the Dalit and tribal community on Friday renounced Hinduism and embraced Buddhism on the ... Pragya Ratna of the Great Ashoka Buddh Vihar in Porbandar ...

In his book The Ocean of Churn, Sanyal questioned if Ashoka was really a pacifist, and if Kalinga had anything to do with his conversion to Buddhism at all. Olivelle’s book too says “Ashoka ...

Scottish historian William Dalrymple, who's now based in India, brought attention to the country's historical soft power and how it has influenced the world.

BJP leader R Ashoka responded to this issue by saying that everyone is making claims in a race and that Congress leaders are more certain than BJP leaders that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will ...