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... Buddhist shrine in Myanmar , it is the embodiment of Theravada Buddhism . It serves as an eternal bond between India , the land of Buddha's birth , and Myanmar where a vast majority of people profess Buddhism . Kipling called it " a ...
... Buddhist shrine in Myanmar , it is the embodiment of Theravada Buddhism . It serves as an eternal bond between India , the land of Buddha's birth , and Myanmar where a vast majority of people profess Buddhism . Kipling called it " a ...
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... Buddhist art and architectural achievements . It was the Kushana rulers who initially had consecrated Sanchi to Buddhism ; thereafter emperor Ashoka , in the 2nd century B.C. , replaced the original wooden structures with pleasing ...
... Buddhist art and architectural achievements . It was the Kushana rulers who initially had consecrated Sanchi to Buddhism ; thereafter emperor Ashoka , in the 2nd century B.C. , replaced the original wooden structures with pleasing ...
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... Buddhism . For a long time , Mahayana Buddhism was the state religion there . In 802 , the founder of Khymer dance came from Java with a performance tradition called Ramker based on the Ramayana . In the 15th century , when Angkor fell ...
... Buddhism . For a long time , Mahayana Buddhism was the state religion there . In 802 , the founder of Khymer dance came from Java with a performance tradition called Ramker based on the Ramayana . In the 15th century , when Angkor fell ...
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