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Interestingly, the Buddhism practiced in Afghanistan around the 3rd/4th century was actually a fusion between Buddhism and the Greek Pantheon, called Greco-Buddhism.
Interestingly, the Buddhism practiced in Afghanistan around the 3rd/4th century was actually a fusion between Buddhism and the Greek Pantheon, called Greco-Buddhism.
RE: TIL The Taliban used dynamite to destroy two 4th century statues of Buddha. They saw it as idolatry. The destruction revealed a previously unknown network of caves with wall paintings from the 5th to 9th centuries and another giant statue of Buddha.