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beginning in 174 BCE, and gives a date for the Buddha statue of about 143 CE.
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A Loriyan Tangai Buddha from the same period as the Buddha dated "Year 318".
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Statue with inscription mentioning "year 318", probably 143 CE.
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Dated inscription (318) of the
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326:Kushan art
324:See also:
264:Original (
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185:71°52′16″E
182:34°32′04″N
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220:Pakistan
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103:Pakistan
99:Location
94:Location
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50:Buddhism
39:Religion
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