Buddhist monastery unearthed in Taxila valley

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Kusala
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Buddhist monastery unearthed in Taxila valley

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"The university's report states the monastery was built somewhere around the third century BC, making it one of the oldest monasteries in the Gandhara region".

http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot. ... a8Tir3biq0
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Re: Buddhist monastery unearthed in Taxila valley

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Thanks Kusala! There is a UNESCO World Heritage centre there:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/139

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