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Buddha statue bodhisattva Maitreya Maitreya Mahā Māyā dreaming of the white elephant The Birth and the First Seven Steps of the Buddha, gray schist relief, Gandhara, 2nd or 3rd century ce; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Gandhara art: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: Encyclopædia Iranica - Gandhāran Art. Dec 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Encyclopædia Iranica - Gandhāran Art. Feb 03, 2014
Added two images of schist sculptures of the bodhisattva Maitreya, from Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan dynasty. Oct 06, 2010
Media added. Feb 16, 2010
Added new Web site: National Fund for Cultural Heritage - Gandhara Civilization. Jun 11, 2008
Added new Web site: National Fund for Cultural Heritage - Gandhara Civilization. Jun 11, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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