The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Pashto: د باميانو بودايي پژۍ, Dari: تندیس‌های بودا در بامیان) were two possibly 6th-century [3] monumental Buddhist statues in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan.

Known collectively as the Bamiyan Buddhas, the two monumental sculptures have amazed both Buddhist and non-Buddhist visitors for more than a 1,000 years. Like many of the world’s great ancient monuments, little is known about who commissioned the Bamiyan Buddhas or the sculptors who carved them.

Jan 18, 2002 · Makhdoom characterized the ancient Bamiyan statues—one was 1,800 years old; the other dated from the 5 th century—as “a sign of our identity and a sign of our tolerance and our history.”...

May 23, 2018 · The two colossal Bamiyan Buddhas stood as arguably the most important archaeological site in Afghanistan for well over a thousand years. They were the largest standing Buddha figures in the world.

Jun 23, 2023 · The Buddhas of Bamiyan are two enormous sculptures that were carved into the sandstone cliffs of the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan in the sixth century. They are each 115 and 174 feet tall.

BAMIYAN BUDDHAS, a pair of enormous sixth-century statues of the Buddha carved into the Bamiyan cliffs in Afghanistan. The statues were set among hundreds of caves adorned with murals and religious statuary that were used by Buddhist monks before and during the Islamic conquests of Afghanistan.

Jul 28, 2023 · The Bamiyan Buddhas demonstrated a remarkable fusion of styles from India, Asia and Greece. They once had long, wavy curls of hair and flowing drapery which originated from early Gandharan Buddhist imagery, which in turn combined Hellenistic and …

Nov 12, 2024 · Islamic iconoclasts had been hacking away at them for centuries. The Emperor Aurangzeb ordered cannons to blast the statues, as did a Persian king in the 18th century. Both attempts damaged but did not destroy the statues. This essay is a brief history of and reflection on the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Published in 2016.

Nov 8, 2024 · This essay analyses how the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas is relevant to an understanding of the asymmetrical responses of the West to the destruction of two cultural heritage sites in Asia: the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, …

The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Persian: بت های باميان – bothā-ye Bāmiyān) were 4th- and 5th-century monumental statues of standing buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, 230 km (140 mi) northwest of …