Talk:Gandhara
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We could do with a link to and explanation of Kharoṣṭhī mahābāla 09:44, 29 Mar 2004 (UTC)
How sharp is the distinction between Kharosthi and other Indic scripts? I mean, they're all ultimately descended from semitic scripts, right? -- कुक्कुरोवाच|Talk‽ 17:04, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Kharosthi script was a contemporary of Brahmi script (the root of the various Indic scripts). You can compare their respective glyphs at [1] (http://www.ancientscripts.com/kharosthi.html), [2] (http://www.ancientscripts.com/brahmi.html). Kharosthi is not thought to derive from Brahmi, nor Brahmi from Kharosthi. Both appear to trace back to the Aramaic alphabet. technopilgrim 00:17, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)
First statue of buddha
I watched a documentary on TV recently. It said that based on the relics unearthed in 2002, the scientists believe the oldest statues of buddha were invented due to Greek influence in the Gandhara area. Some earlier stone carvings even have Greek gods surrounding Buddha. Buddhists didn't use statue before that.
I also watched another documentary on TV about some legends in this area that may explained where Jesus was before age 30. The theory seems to imply that Jesus learned and preached Buddhism. Could Christianity have a Buddhist root?
It would be nice to have some external links to these new findings and theories. Kowloonese 00:52, May 5, 2005 (UTC)
gandhara in the mahabharat?
how come no mention of it hindu roots?
