Archaeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Site In Pakistan

In Pakistan's Swat district, archaeologists have uncovered what they consider to be important Buddhist structures that are up to 2,000 years old. They were found in an area that had been used for cattle grazing until recently.
Originally published at - gandhara.rferl.org/a/archaeol...

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  • @pensieri2596
    @pensieri25963 жыл бұрын

    Please protect the site! It is world heritage!

  • @dyalsaraswati3915

    @dyalsaraswati3915

    4 ай бұрын

    IT WAS PROTECTED BECAUSE ITIS OUTSIDE OF INDIA. IF IT WAS IN INDIA IT DESTROYED BY BRAHMAN AND NAMED IT BELONGS TO MAHABHART OR RAMAYAN

  • @1215mohan
    @1215mohan2 жыл бұрын

    These sites are not hindu era but Buddhist era in Pakistan.. please correct the information.

  • @kosur7247

    @kosur7247

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly 💯

  • @Q_QQ_Q

    @Q_QQ_Q

    2 жыл бұрын

    there is no such thing as hindu era .

  • @rishavkumar1250

    @rishavkumar1250

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Q_QQ_Q Yes there is, it's the Hindu-Buddhist era

  • @avitech4500

    @avitech4500

    Жыл бұрын

    Right 👍 whole South Aisa was budhist

  • @sidhantkamble5191

    @sidhantkamble5191

    Жыл бұрын

    @PavitShokeen8 🤣🤣 During buddha time Hindunism kya hindu word bhi existence mai nahi thaa.

  • @kaminigupta4927
    @kaminigupta49272 ай бұрын

    By preserving this you are showing compassion for the Buddhism.

  • @lionelbandaramusic
    @lionelbandaramusic Жыл бұрын

    Without buddhism in tje world , It will be make a dangerous situation for whole world.😢

  • @gigachad9069

    @gigachad9069

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @whyu8552
    @whyu855210 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for protecting this

  • @nilanthadarmasena8745
    @nilanthadarmasena87452 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks to the government of pakistan. i kindly request the government of pakistan to protect all this. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @humrahi9783

    @humrahi9783

    2 жыл бұрын

    Buddhist stupas secure in pakistan ,, every historical things safe in pakistan ..

  • @nilanthadarmasena8745

    @nilanthadarmasena8745

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@humrahi9783 .thank you so much 🙏

  • @humrahi9783

    @humrahi9783

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nilanthadarmasena8745 you are welcome ,, stay connected ..

  • @Uk7tn-tn7ku

    @Uk7tn-tn7ku

    8 ай бұрын

    The Pakistani government is not doing it out of love. They have got Western grants to preserve heritage sites. Otherwise, the people would have just destroyed them or modified them. They are not doing it out of some altruistic feeling.

  • @realnapster1522

    @realnapster1522

    8 ай бұрын

    That is like asking Lion to not hunt animals for meat 😂. Pakistanis hate Buddhism and Hinduism. They have identity crisis and hate anything non Islamic.

  • @sengsim1686
    @sengsim16863 ай бұрын

    Thanks for preserve it .. and all the hard work.. God bless..❤

  • @BLD_Suranga
    @BLD_Suranga3 жыл бұрын

    Please take the assistance of Sri Lankan Archaeological Department . They have great experience in buddhist excavation ...

  • @Uk7tn-tn7ku

    @Uk7tn-tn7ku

    8 ай бұрын

    They don’t want to share the Western grant money to preserve the ancient site.

  • @avitech4500
    @avitech4500 Жыл бұрын

    Namo budhaye ☸️🇮🇳 Protect this all site .. 🙏 This is part of our history culture Whole South Aisa was budhist but unfortunately bhramans destroy budhism our culture our vihars... India

  • @orangekitty9634

    @orangekitty9634

    Жыл бұрын

    💪🏼😼 yes we wiped out your stupid religion budism Credit goes to all vedic hindu dynasties, shunga and bhaktiyar khilji😼💪🏼

  • @TejaskrishnanPrayaga-rg1fi

    @TejaskrishnanPrayaga-rg1fi

    4 ай бұрын

    Buddha himself he is sanatana based

  • @crante8357

    @crante8357

    2 ай бұрын

    @@TejaskrishnanPrayaga-rg1fi nice joke 😜😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @TejaskrishnanPrayaga-rg1fi

    @TejaskrishnanPrayaga-rg1fi

    2 ай бұрын

    @@crante8357 he copying our Advaita vedanta

  • @user-lvqk2wdp8sjn

    @user-lvqk2wdp8sjn

    2 ай бұрын

    @@TejaskrishnanPrayaga-rg1fi But he rejected Indra and Varna . . . *Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra attacked the Dasyus and the Śimyus; won the land, sunlight, and water with his white-complexioned friends” *Rig Veda 1.103.3* “Armed with the thunderbolt, and confident in his strength, he has gone on destroying the cities of the Dasyus. Thunderer, acknowledging (the praises of your worshipper) cast, for his sake, your shaft agains the Dasyu, and augment the strength and glory of the Ārya.” *Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshiper. He consumes the malignant; he tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.” *Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, the slayer of Vrittra, has scattered the Dasyu sprang from a b______ womb."

  • @joejoe9979
    @joejoe997910 ай бұрын

    Buddha teached humanity peace and 💕 love. When the place lost peace and love. That place falling down due to normal human desire will. Buddha teached impermanent in this world. When buddha kindness removed and lost forever.

  • @suchitrahiranprueck235
    @suchitrahiranprueck235 Жыл бұрын

    Where exactly is the site and is there a name? I recently visited Swat. Thank you for all Buddhists.

  • @lanka8786
    @lanka87862 жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work…

  • @qaifkhan5309
    @qaifkhan53092 жыл бұрын

    Very nice to see this

  • @thitthit1287
    @thitthit12873 жыл бұрын

    How amazing!

  • @darshitsonker
    @darshitsonker2 жыл бұрын

    Namo Buddhaye🙏🏼

  • @tsheringpelkeyi5944
    @tsheringpelkeyi59442 жыл бұрын

    Wow , Amazing

  • @tseringdolkar1318
    @tseringdolkar1318 Жыл бұрын

    Great work🙏🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷

  • @ashokkumarg6277
    @ashokkumarg62772 жыл бұрын

    Budha reborn in Asia ❤️

  • @vandarelaxing887
    @vandarelaxing887 Жыл бұрын

    Love the Buddha 🥰💗😍💗😍💗🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🙏🙏🙏

  • @Ajaysingh-bt9vp
    @Ajaysingh-bt9vp Жыл бұрын

    Due respect to your with yours family

  • @fromindia123
    @fromindia123 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks to save this Buddhist holy place

  • @Yovo555
    @Yovo555Ай бұрын

    Beautiful place and temples. Please preserve it for the sake of mankind.

  • @acho5424
    @acho54249 ай бұрын

    Everywhere only Buddha. This says a lot about Buddhism

  • @Rolando_Cueva
    @Rolando_Cueva3 жыл бұрын

    Makes sense, Buddhism originated very close geographically.

  • @byron-ih2ge

    @byron-ih2ge

    3 жыл бұрын

    U dont need to make sense afghanistan and western areas of pakiatan which share border with afghanistan where buddhist hotspots untill they were conquered and eradicated by islam

  • @byron-ih2ge

    @byron-ih2ge

    3 жыл бұрын

    no afghanistan had a buddhist a majority only the western part of afghanistan like herat and all that area had a zoroastrain majority .buddhists were the majority untill as far as ghor , bamiyan,etc while area untill kapisa ,kabul , kandahar was considered as part of india

  • @byron-ih2ge

    @byron-ih2ge

    3 жыл бұрын

    there is no denial in that in fact man even words like kapisa and kandahar are of sanskrit origin!!

  • @byron-ih2ge

    @byron-ih2ge

    3 жыл бұрын

    kabul despite every attempt to destroy its real history still has the royal temple of the kabul shahis(the hindu rulers who ruled kabul and that entire region standing there untill defeated by the turkic ghaznavids ) regarding bamiyan well the huge bamiyan buddha afghans destroyed is enough to tell the truth . in fact even after islam that kabul-kandahar easternmost region remained part of india untill the 17th century when finally the hotaks and then abdali seperated it from india forever

  • @byron-ih2ge

    @byron-ih2ge

    3 жыл бұрын

    and regarding Pakistan well it had a hindu majority although a small one but still hindus were the majority

  • @Ss-co1wq
    @Ss-co1wq2 жыл бұрын

    Plz protect the side ❤️ Nmo buddhay ❤️

  • @humrahi9783

    @humrahi9783

    2 жыл бұрын

    Every stupa is safe in pakistan .. 🇵🇰 .we people love and safe history ..

  • @Ss-co1wq

    @Ss-co1wq

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@humrahi9783 thank you brother Love from india

  • @Q_QQ_Q

    @Q_QQ_Q

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@humrahi9783 no you dont . destroying buddhhist legacy is favourite pak hobby . indus valley was discovered by buddhist stupa in harappa . not only that stupa material was used to built railway tracks .

  • @RamMohammadJosephKaur

    @RamMohammadJosephKaur

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Q_QQ_Q Like the 15th century Masjid destroyed by BJP?

  • @banstangngawng772

    @banstangngawng772

    Жыл бұрын

    @@humrahi9783 thank you brother

  • @TamizhArasuDevaraj
    @TamizhArasuDevaraj Жыл бұрын

    Journey of a Civilization book will give more insights about Archaeology written by R. Balakrishnan

  • @kalamvalleyvlog
    @kalamvalleyvlog3 жыл бұрын

    Good

  • @ritik7906
    @ritik79062 жыл бұрын

    Being Indian Hindu, sometimes I felt that we Indians also lost our Buddhist heritage. There were Many Buddhist In India till 6 - 7 th century .... After 7 th century Buddhist declined in Indian subcontinent. Few examples Kushans, Ashoka, sanchi supta, etc Even nalanda and taxilla are Buddhist universities maintained by hindus and Buddhist. Even Jai chand was Buddhist king...

  • @ritik7906

    @ritik7906

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Zen Billion Any proof of murder, Most of them converted to Islam .

  • @Q_QQ_Q

    @Q_QQ_Q

    2 жыл бұрын

    wtf is maintain by hindoo ? 😡😡😡

  • @greater9541

    @greater9541

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bro Nalanda destroyed then Buddhism destroyed

  • @Q_QQ_Q

    @Q_QQ_Q

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@greater9541 buddhism survived till 16th century in south india and kashmir .

  • @ChandranPrema123

    @ChandranPrema123

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Q_QQ_Q until Aurangazeb fanatics came

  • @dipakkumarjena45
    @dipakkumarjena45 Жыл бұрын

    Light of asia Lord Buddha Buddh ka dharti hai akhand bharat Baad mei brahman aur mughal ayen hai Buddh ko Brahmincal kar ke deva devi ka roop mei puja kiya jaata hai

  • @ibrahimsohail1728
    @ibrahimsohail17283 жыл бұрын

    PAKISTAN ZINDABAAD ,🌟❤

  • @watermelonade9373

    @watermelonade9373

    3 жыл бұрын

    Search in google ---- " map of india before 1947 ".

  • @alibaghdadi3629

    @alibaghdadi3629

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@watermelonade9373 your mom and father are basically born in todays Pakistan so 🤫

  • @felidaesaremoresuperiortha5855

    @felidaesaremoresuperiortha5855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@watermelonade9373 wtf ? "india" was ONLY A PLACE WHERE THE SINDHIS AND PUNJABIS LIVED. then u brahmin gangu stole the ancient name

  • @illuminati395

    @illuminati395

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pakistan chutiyabad 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Goku-zc8tp

    @Goku-zc8tp

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@watermelonade9373 India is a name give by the British to the vast chunk of land ruled by different kingdoms. They named it British India. The sate of India came into being in 1947, this combined all the different states and cultures of the subcontinent into one country India. Technically we all are Indians because geography our region is known as the Indian subcontinent. This does not mean that if you take the name india the whole subcontinent belongs to you. Piss off

  • @simwallace8262
    @simwallace82622 жыл бұрын

    Exactly the same as DIONIS TAMPLE IN BULGARIYA PER PE RIKON

  • @fai3379
    @fai3379 Жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @santoshingle3989
    @santoshingle39892 жыл бұрын

    Please take care, keep it away from extremist

  • @realpakistanpakistanfactic7555
    @realpakistanpakistanfactic75552 жыл бұрын

    After 2000 years somebody will find our remains saying , These words

  • @Q_QQ_Q
    @Q_QQ_Q2 жыл бұрын

    2:56 buddhist**

  • @prestonforayter7747
    @prestonforayter77478 ай бұрын

    This was before the Mormons took over the area😅.

  • @atheist_191
    @atheist_19110 ай бұрын

    This Buddhist site is older than islam

  • @zay_kash

    @zay_kash

    2 ай бұрын

    And islam is thriving and they're forgotten lol 😂

  • @user-lvqk2wdp8sjn

    @user-lvqk2wdp8sjn

    2 ай бұрын

    @@zay_kash Boy, you're a real sicko. Go see a shrink before it's too late . . *Sahih al-Bukhari vol 5 bk 58:236* “Allah's Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) married Aisha when she was 6 years old, and _consummated_ when she was 9” *Qur'an 65:1, 4* "When divorcing women, know their waiting period. For women past the age of menstruation, their waiting period is 3 months - and those who have _NOT_ menstruated yet as well." *Sahih al-Bukhari vol 7 book 62 number 64:* “Allah's Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) married her when she was 6 years old and he _consummated_ his marriage when she was 9 years old” *Sahih al-Bukhari vol 7, book 62, nr 65:* “Allah's Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) married her when she was 6 years old and he _consummated_ his marriage when she was 9 years old.."

  • @user-lvqk2wdp8sjn

    @user-lvqk2wdp8sjn

    2 ай бұрын

    @@zay_kash Look! It's Tarzan, the Ape-Man and His Voodoo incantation: “ALLAHU AKBAR ASHHADU AN LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH ASHADU ANNA MUHAMMADAN RASOOL ALLAH HAYYA ALA S SALAH HAYYA ALA L FALAH HAYYA ALA-L-FALAH ALLAHU AKBAR LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH!!!!!!” *Qur'an 7:166* “When they persisted in violation, We said to them, “Become disgraced APES!’” *Qur'an 5:60* "Those whom Allah has cursed He made them APES, PIGS," slaves'"

  • @thediversity6203
    @thediversity62033 жыл бұрын

    Everyone here THESE SITES ARE EXTREMELY PROTECTED HERE IN PAKISTAN SO DONT WORRY!

  • @wangmowangmo9348

    @wangmowangmo9348

    10 ай бұрын

    Is it possible to visit this site safely. I’m Buddhist from The US

  • @realnapster1522

    @realnapster1522

    8 ай бұрын

    Pakistan has no safety even for Muslims. Forget about Hindus, Buddhist or Christians. Nobody is safe there.

  • @ajaylokare5384
    @ajaylokare53842 жыл бұрын

    The kingdom of Great mahasiddha king Indrabhuti The Oddiyana .

  • @bartwisse8197

    @bartwisse8197

    Жыл бұрын

    Ahhh ! Thanks for that !

  • @hellboundtruck123

    @hellboundtruck123

    8 ай бұрын

    King Indrabhuti was not a mahasiddha, he was the one who found a mahasiddha, great lotus born master Padmasambhava.

  • @ajaylokare5384

    @ajaylokare5384

    8 ай бұрын

    @@hellboundtruck123 check once more

  • @SAGARji495
    @SAGARji4953 ай бұрын

    *Find more and you will find Vedic era things*

  • @VICTOR-ok3mg
    @VICTOR-ok3mg Жыл бұрын

    Its made by king kanishak buddist king 😊

  • @faizanhashmi389
    @faizanhashmi3892 жыл бұрын

    There is no hindu site found at that time yet they claim they are oldest

  • @sahilmehta7732

    @sahilmehta7732

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's literally built by hindu kings

  • @nowwhat6716

    @nowwhat6716

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sahilmehta7732 so they built buddist temple but not for their own religion 😑. Nice logic 😂

  • @sahilmehta7732

    @sahilmehta7732

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nowwhat6716 it was build by time of indo greek king menandar and he supported hindu, Jain, buddhism and greek religion most of it got decayed but some coins survived

  • @BeingBenaam

    @BeingBenaam

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ever heard of submerged dwarkadish, and the vedas

  • @lonleybeer

    @lonleybeer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because the areas that is today Pakistan and Afghanistan were majority Buddhist

  • @anotheryoutubechannel4809
    @anotheryoutubechannel48092 ай бұрын

    Menander I. Milinda Panha. Negasana. Greco Bactrian.

  • @dheerajsingh8947
    @dheerajsingh89473 жыл бұрын

    No offence but I am already feeling bad for this site. I hardly believe this will survive another decade, extremist will destroy it with chisels and hammer.

  • @mrchips.9245

    @mrchips.9245

    3 жыл бұрын

    No offence but they are more safe the mosques in india

  • @mrchips.9245

    @mrchips.9245

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dheerajsingh8947 ever heard something about partition / migration ?. Why indians have to spread toxity everytime .do you get pay for this or something ?

  • @mrchips.9245

    @mrchips.9245

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dheerajsingh8947 The more you open your mouth the more arrogant and illetrate you get . Your mind is fed up with hatred and false narrative . Intellectual and free thinking is clear absent , depicted by you words . So believe what you want. At the end of the day , who cares!!!

  • @AP-do6sv

    @AP-do6sv

    3 жыл бұрын

    i agree, islam has no place for even old sites.of any other religion. these will hardly last a decade or two. hope they get archived and photographed while they last.

  • @AP-do6sv

    @AP-do6sv

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mrchips.9245 no offence brother i am sure ppl.like you will try to save the heritage but majority in your country will find this as blasphemy.

  • @fai3379
    @fai3379 Жыл бұрын

    It is very good to show videoe like this ancient buddihist heritage of indian subcontinent because in these days some people are creating that buddha born in srilanka and they even represent fake maps with indian names Most them work some hindus who want to.say buddist places of them.

  • @Sam2Be
    @Sam2Be2 ай бұрын

    Jay Bhim Namo Buddhay 🇮🇳🙏

  • @kasturipillay6626
    @kasturipillay66262 жыл бұрын

    Cannot deny that all this Buddhist and Hindu holy structures from thousands of years ago are going to keep popping up.. the damage done by muslims and christian extremists will be a constant reminder. And these countries will never prosper. 😔

  • @identytarysta2892

    @identytarysta2892

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol, you indian, hindutva supporters put fictional myths above simply historical facts.

  • @simwallace8262
    @simwallace82622 жыл бұрын

    Bulg Ariyans are the same people like Ariyans in the time when ANCIENT BUDHISM WAS ESTABLISHED

  • @Aakashputtur

    @Aakashputtur

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣 nonsense

  • @user-gz4ec6sf3p

    @user-gz4ec6sf3p

    17 күн бұрын

    Quiet Slav you have no connection with us

  • @simwallace8262

    @simwallace8262

    16 күн бұрын

    ...with...MARTIANS OR ...PLUTONIANS BETER WITH....SATURNIANS

  • @user-si1vd1fc1z
    @user-si1vd1fc1z10 күн бұрын

    Please pakistan understood... You relegion is buddhism accept it.... It will keep you calm and cognitive thinking

  • @magma9000
    @magma9000 Жыл бұрын

    ANCIENT PAKISTANI CIVILIZATION

  • @DakshPratap-qh3cn

    @DakshPratap-qh3cn

    29 күн бұрын

    It was not hindusium was mostly dominant but it's hard to explain to some Neo Buddhist they are full of propaganda

  • @localindia7087
    @localindia70872 жыл бұрын

    Their ancestors

  • @ashokmehere9490
    @ashokmehere949027 күн бұрын

    This is budha stupa and not Hindu site.

  • @Funnyhindi154
    @Funnyhindi154 Жыл бұрын

    Buddha site

  • @fai3379
    @fai3379 Жыл бұрын

    It is very happy to see ancient buddist sities in pakistan.and some people that buddha ,s father was hindu.first of buddha is word for enlightened one.he has no relationship with people ,so prinxr siddhartha born in a family most people follow bhramanism,so prince siddhartha may also follow if some one born in religion he follow it with their families and but even he was prince he against animal sacrifising,discrimanate people because of caste and his mother obsreve sil in her preganancy period And being buddha is result of fullfimg paramithas,so many dedication ,so.i dont belive wise can accept although he was a hindu when some one said some mythological stories, If his house is hindu he have to follow it And jesus parents were also jew, But we dont,care what belive in padtwe care about what buddha tought.

  • @Amanagrawal12245
    @Amanagrawal1224510 ай бұрын

    More older than islam itself 😂😂

  • @anotheryoutubechannel4809

    @anotheryoutubechannel4809

    2 ай бұрын

    At least 1,000 years older i think.

  • @user-jg3vf9yw5b
    @user-jg3vf9yw5b Жыл бұрын

    IS ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN HAS BUDDHISM...

  • @mauryaqueen6330
    @mauryaqueen63302 жыл бұрын

    Bharat m asanti isliye h kyoki bharat ne buddh ko thukraya hai or aaj dalidrta ki zindagi ji rha h

  • @vixter1980

    @vixter1980

    2 жыл бұрын

    R u Buddhist?

  • @thenduptamang3416

    @thenduptamang3416

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol jiski desh mein Buddhism gayab hone wala hai woh bol raha hai

  • @bartwisse8197
    @bartwisse8197 Жыл бұрын

    Is this the ancient Buddhist realm of Uddiyana ? Did Padmasambhava once walk there ? Will he or some One else walk there again ?

  • @user-zv8js6wt2y
    @user-zv8js6wt2y Жыл бұрын

    The Kushans were actually Bactrio-Zoroastrian not Buddhist. They became patrons of Buddhism after Kanishka only though concurrently held on to their Zoroastrian pantheon. Buddhism arrived as missionary religion to Pakistan from Videha or Nepal. Though many of these buildings need not have been "viharas" at all.

  • @anotheryoutubechannel4809

    @anotheryoutubechannel4809

    2 ай бұрын

    Menander I converted to Buddhism before the Kushans.

  • @user-zv8js6wt2y

    @user-zv8js6wt2y

    2 ай бұрын

    @@anotheryoutubechannel4809 Irrelevant to my comment, but okay.

  • @mizzimalife8738
    @mizzimalife873810 ай бұрын

    Old than islam that why they destroy

  • @RamMohammadJosephKaur
    @RamMohammadJosephKaur Жыл бұрын

    What language are they speaking? Neither sounds like hindi nor urdu..

  • @__Man__

    @__Man__

    Жыл бұрын

    Pashto

  • @user-gz4ec6sf3p

    @user-gz4ec6sf3p

    17 күн бұрын

    Pashto Local language of Gandhara