Bamiyan, colossal Buddha, rock-cut, 4th-5th century AD
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Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
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The colossal height is probably to suggest the superhuman nature (mahapurusa aspect) of Sakyamuni. -- 175 feet high.
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1956
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