You might remember the picture of the two Buddhas of Bamiyan which was destroyed by the Taliban. It seems there is a “third reclining Buddha”:http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-9-2003_pg4_14.
bq. After five weeks of excavations in the famed valley of the Buddhas in central Afghanistan, the team of archaeologists say they have found evidence which could cast light on the whereabouts of the �reclining Buddha� mentioned by ancient travellers to the region.
bq. According to French-Afghan archaeologist Zemaryali Tarzi, his team has confirmed �100 percent� the existence of a monastery at the foot of immense sandstone cliffs which until March 2001 sheltered two enormous ancient Buddhas which were destroyed by the Taliban to a chorus of international outrage.
The 3rd Buddha
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