In the Ghandara region on the border between modern Pakistan and Afghanistan, this almost 2,000-year old depiction of Buddha Shakyamuni was then considered the epitome of beauty.
![Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/ba-9_ok__001.png)
Buddha Figures
![Seated Bodhisattva](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/rvi-3_ok.png)
How Art Found the Buddha
![Standing Buddha Shakyamuni](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/cnx-92_ok.png)
Legend or History?
![Gazelle](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/rti-1_3_ok.png)
In the Ghandara region on the border between modern Pakistan and Afghanistan, this almost 2,000-year old depiction of Buddha Shakyamuni was then considered the epitome of beauty.