Pakistan gifts Fasting Buddha replica to Thailand to boost cultural ties, religious tourism

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has gifted a replica of the Fasting Buddha sculpture to Thailand, according to a foreign office statement circulated on Saturday, calling it a symbol of enduring diplomatic and cultural ties between the two nations.Pakistan is home to the Gandhara Civilization, which flourished as a major center of Buddhist learning and artistic expression from the 1st century BCE to the 7th century CE. The region’s ancient city of Taxila, located on the peripheries of the country’s present-day capital, Islamabad, remains a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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