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OFFSCREEN EXPEDITIONS EDUCATION EPISODE 04 INTRODUCTION TO TAXILA Copyright © Digital Explorer 2010 This resource may be reproduced for educational purposes only. A resource by:
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GANDHARA WAS A CIVILIZATION ON THE BORDER OF PRESENT DAY PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN FROM 530 BCE TO 1021 CE Image: © 2010 Google, © 2010 Europa Technologies, US Dept of State Geographer, © Mapabc.com
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GANDHARA IS BEST KNOWN FOR A STYLE OF BUDDHIST ART THAT MIXED WESTERN AND ASIAN STYLES. Photo Credit: PHGCOM
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THIS ARTISTIC CROSSOVER HAPPENED BECAUSE GANDHARA WAS AT THE CROSSROADS OF DIFFERENT EMPIRES AND CULTURES. GREEK PERSIAN CHINESE INDIAN MIDDLE EASTERN CENTRAL ASIAN GANDHARA
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IN 1980 THIS AREA WAS RECOGNISED AS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE
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ONE OF THE SITES IN THE TAXILA REGION IS JAULIAN SAID TO BE THE FIRST UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD.
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THE MONASTERY WAS ARRANGED ON TWO STOREYS AND INCLUDED KITCHENS, PRAYER ROOMS AS WELL AS MONKS’ CELLS.
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THIS AREA IN THE MIDDLE WAS A CROSS BETWEEN A SWIMMING POOL AND A BATH FOR THE MONKS TO WASH IN.
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ALL THE GUIDES THAT WE MET WERE VERY PROUD OF PAKISTAN’S MULTI- CULTURAL HERITAGE…
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…EXPLAINING THAT THEY STILL FELT THE TRADITIONS OF MEDITATION EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE MUSLIM AND NOT BUDDHIST.
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