Kargah Buddha
Carved image of Buddha | |
Location | Gilgit, |
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Region | Gilgit-Baltistan |
Type | Stupa |
Width | Varies |
Height | 50ft[1] |
History | |
Periods | 700 CE[2] |
Cultures | Buddhism |
Site notes | |
Ownership | Ministry of Tourism |
Public access | Open |
Website | www.gilgit.gov.pk |
Kargah Buddha is an archaeological site in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the carved image of Buddha.[3]
Location
It is located near Kargah Nallah, a ravine and is 10 kilometres from Gilgit Town, Gilgit, Pakistan.[4][5] Kargah Buddha is located near Kargah Nallah (ravine) and 10 km from Gilgit Town, Gilgit, Pakistan. It's a rock statue next to the Kargah Nala, It's one of the most admired short outing place.[6]
Carving
The Carving of Buddha was carried out in the seventh century in a monastery.[4][5] The Buddha statue was stamped in seventh century a monastery and three stupas about 400 meters upriver from the Buddha, it was discover in 1938-39, following the innovation of supposed Gilgit manuscripts in 1931. The legend about the Buddha is the way of a man demolishing ogress called Yakhshini who lived near Kargah Nallah.
References
- ↑ "Kargha Buddha site – a true picture of neglect". Associate Press Of Pakistan. 8 September 2016.
- ↑ Karga Buddha
- ↑ "Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage" (PDF). Bakhtiar Ahmed. IUCN, Northern Areas Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- 1 2 "Kargah Buddha, Gilgit". travel.hamariweb.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- 1 2 "What to do and see at the Gilgit Serena Hotel". serenahotels.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ↑ John S. King, Bradley Mayhew (1998). Karakoram Highway. Lonely Planet. p. p.281.