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The Gods are Leaving the Country
6. Buddha
9th century
Stone
h.: (above the ground) 1.12 m.

 Buddha

ENDANGERED: Many old images of the Buddha have been stolen from Nepal, the country of his birth. This statue from Pashupatinath, sunk deeply into the ground on the bank of the sacred river Bagmati. In recent years it has survived several attempts of theft. Photo: 31. 12. 83. (Fig. E18/G12).

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