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Why are there Buddhist statues in the Swat Valley? Exploring
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The reign of Ashoka
Swat Valley's
History
Rein of Ashoka "The Great"
“bad-tempered and of a wicked nature”,
(Governance)
Ashoka's conversion
45 B.C Buddha appears in Swat Valley
Ashoka's conversion turns him to be a peacful, well known leader.
Swat valley leader Kanishka
45 B.C
Ashoka built 140 beautiful monasteries in Swat valley, which has housed as many as 6,000 images of Buddha.
Swat Valley
Once known as the Paradise on earth
Located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, (northwest region) Pakistan
Muslim Taliban
destroying
Buddhist statues
Hinemoa Aston
Topic presentation.
Why are there Buddhist statues in Swat Valley?
95-98% of Pakistan is
of the religion of Islam.
So why Buddhist statues?
References Links
Sultan-i-Rome. (2012). Religious perspective of pre-muslim swat, pakistan. Journal of Asian Civilizations, 35(2), 117-V. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1372327891?accountid=9817
http://www.jrtsoftware.com/iig/doc/IIG-GW-Ashoka.pdf
http://tribune.com.pk/story/753469/between-buddha-and-naga-king-enter-the-yin-and-yang-of-the-swat-river/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swat_District#History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinga_War
http://asiasociety.org/pakistans-buddha-statues-under-attack
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Pakistan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia
http://www.geocities.ws/shakeelahmadkhan/swat.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka#Ashoka.27s_early_life