Roots.sg Presents: Gandhara

In this episode of Roots Presents, join Kennie Ting, Director of ACM (Asian Civilisations Museum) as he takes you through the different conquerors and civilisations that took over the region of Gandhara which is in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Learn how they influenced Buddhism and why Buddha was depicted in human form as he shares with you the importance of preserving the world's cultural heritage.

[@childstarabdulahad5324]

As a Pakistani I am proud of my country's history love to be a paksitan and alot of love from pakistan 🇵🇰❤️🇵🇰

[@haroonafridi231]

There is a Gandhara museum in Peshawar KPK Pakistan 🇵🇰 It's a must visit place ❤

[@SonamTsering-ec9en]

very good 👍 preserved bhuddha statue

[@understandingriverofthehea7221]

Namo Shakyamunaye Buddhaya 🙏 I am an Indonesian Buddhist novice monk. Thank you for reminding us through this video to do whatever we can to protect the inheritage of our Great teacher, including the physical stuff from the past that bring our memory to the Teaching of the Buddha. Where is this museum located? Is it in Singapore?

[@carnalcryptcorporalunsolve9464]

ITS VERY AUTHENTIC, I RECOMMEND

[@buddhism_07]

When Greek people came to India they accept Buddhism and build lord Buddha statue you can find this type of statue in Afghanistan, Pakistan , Uzbekistan

[@didierroux4596]

iA very interesting videos mr Ting explain as well &detaul everything & adding historic informations . Even I am not an English speaker bird all videos are explain in a fluently and perfect Englis. A job Well Done Roots sg Thanks

[@nurainiain7761]

Interesting! Thank you for sharing.

[@ninamo3523]

How many antiquities in the Asian Civilisations Museum are stolen? And when will they be returned? Asking for a friend.

[@indrajeet]

Urm, Buddah was an Indian prince - as if there aren't Indians with sharp features.

[@eun__]

Buddhism was already persent in Gandhara during Mahajanpadas period. BTW he is very eurocentric.

[@SonamTsering-ec9en]

nama bhuddha ya ❤

[@Dominic-mm6yf]

The Buddha statue could be late Kushan.

[@j7em554]

This man should revise history once again . He is creating his own theorey by relating Greece and budhha.

[@jimsykes6843]

Google Gandhara, look it up, he's not lying

[@shahnazmohamed7623]

are u a dumb ass ... google your history. Gandharan art was heavily influenced by the greeks hence u see these attributes in their sculpture mainly

[@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn]

1. Before Greek the presence in South/Central Asia, there were no statues or artwork of the buddha. 2. Greek philosophical schools like Skepticism, Stoicism, Epicureanism were based on, or influenced by buddhism.

[@biswabose8577]

It is not known as GRECO ROMAN art ! unless some new fanciful western narrative is taking place ! It is referred as INDO GREEK ART or GRECO BUDDHIST art. It is a result of synthesis between the art forms of ancient India and ancient Greece due to Greeks and many Central Asian tribes invasion and assimilation in Indian subcontinent and civilization. Also the GANDHARA civilization is one out of 16 ancient Indian Maha Janapada civilizations traced back to 7/8 th century BC. Over time ruled by different kingdoms including INDO GREEKS. By 3rd/4th century AD Gandhara was almost at its end cycle we believe.

[@jimsykes6843]

Yes, I think he misspoke and should have said Indo-Greek or Greco-Buddhist.

[@SJking-gk4go]

You need to understand that India prayed to Shiva or pashupati God before aryans. Ghandara was a Buddhist area ,that's why whole of Pakistan and Afghanistan have hundreds of thousands of stupas. Nalanda and taxashila were Buddhist. India wasn't India at the time.all these characters from mahabharat are indo European characters. From indus down to sri lanka was shaivites. Buddhism was spreading rapidly when the Greeks from Alexander's entry , and win against porus took place. The dharma wheel is none other than the Sudarshan Chakra. Krishna from vasudeva clan already passed away. And this wheel symbol was on the flag of porus's army. Krishna was a statesman and pastoral farmer. Porus lost obviously and became a vassal for Alexander. It was Greeks that gave Buddha a face by erecting statues. That underwater drowned city is a Buddhist city.not Krishnas dwarika.

[@SJking-gk4go]

Krishna was a dravidian and a shaivite. And lived about 2.500yrs ago. Mauriyan empire got bramins to compose vedas puranas, mahabharata into writings and books. That's why vedas only talk of greek gods like indra etc. Later years chapters were added as history changed. These.books were a last.ditch effort to.stop Buddhism. So you see all this history took place about 2.5 thousand years ago. 😊😂

[@wannabe1419]

Buddha was an Indian prince. What in the ‘fatherfackinfuvk’ do you mean “if you look closely he’s not very Asian looking” 🗿 North Indians have aryan features too, it’s not exclusive to Europeans only

[@Ix-.-xI]

unfortunately Singapore still failed to distinguished group of people due to its past Malaysian delusional governmental influence, they even think Chinese, Indian, (and idiotly Malay) are the whole races of humanity meanwhile all of those group are Asian racially, Malaysia and Singapore can't differentiate what is differences between "nationality", "ethnicity", and "race" respectively

[@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn]

Of course . . . *Rig Veda 10.23.4* "With him too is this rain: Indra throws drops of moisture on his yellow beard" *Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with yellow beard hair" *Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra attacked the Dasyus and the Śimyus; won the land, sunlight, and water with his white-complexioned friends” *Rig Veda 1.103.3* “Armed with the thunderbolt, he has gone on destroying the cities of the Dasyus and augment the strength and glory of the Ārya.” *Rig Veda 1.130.8* “Indra defends his Ārya worshiper. He consumes the malignant; he tore off the b_______ skin; and him who delights in cruelty.” *Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, the slayer of Vrittra, has scattered the Dasyu sprang from a b______ womb." *Rig Veda 2.20.7* “Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra, destroyer of cities, has scattered the b______-sprung servile.”

[@wannabe1419]

@@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn How does this relate to the comment?

[@gundya123]

You do not talk facts my friend. I think you need to read more. Nobody can talk about Gandhara without talking about the Mahabharata, personalities like Panini, Patanjali and Kautilya/Chanakya. Alexander entered Gandhara yes but there is no proof he conquered Gandhara in the sense of the word conquest'

[@jayantkamble6082]

Ashoka described in rock edicts about his northwest border is associated Yavanas or Greek who embraced Buddhism.

[@saddha1]

Most hinduism is fake history written during Mughal era.

[@Unknown___5]

Gandhara is 95% in Pakistan and 5% in Afghanistan

[@mamtachoudhary8338]

Wrong information being provided

[@AB.926]

Asian? Buddha was Indian he very much looks like that lol

[@jayantkamble6082]

He was caucasian+mongoliad, wasn't it? Modern times, Himalayas border is inhabited by caucasian+mongoliad. According to Pali conon, the Buddha had auspicious 32 uniqueness significance which are mostly seen among sometimes in caucasian and mongoliad.

[@jimsykes6843]

The Buddha had not been depicted in human form before this, or at least it's one of the very first depictions, it's well documented.

[@abhinavgokhale6917]

@@jayantkamble6082 No he was not mongoloid by any means, he was a Hindu prince kshatriya and looked like typical north Indian upper caste. Nepalese mongoloid popl was in hills and unlikely to have contributed to his future kingdom

[@jayantkamble6082]

@@abhinavgokhale6917 First thing I never said he was mongolaid. He might be mixed caucasian+mongolaid as most of himalay people are and some of bodily features of gotama buddha matched with mongolaid people like yellow skin etc. Secondly, he was not hindu.

[@abhinavgokhale6917]

@@jayantkamble6082 How did they match exactly? Do we have a skeleton of him? No. Just because there are statues of him looking Mongoloid doesn't mean he actually was. There are statues of Korean Jesus and Jesus with Hazel hair doesn't mean he was Caucasoid or Mongoloid he was Semitic. You have to apply logic as to where his grassroots were, not what his statues looked like. And yes by birth he was Hindu kshatriya, Sramana teachings were not common among royalty. And even on his deathbed he admitted supremacy of Vedas soooo....

[@yaminisolo314]

Trima kasih ai from javanis indonesia... 🙏🙏🙏😊💖

[@eightysix2230]

So what’s the connection to SG

[@lianita4701]

@@eightysix2230 u need to learn about history lah~~~

[@eightysix2230]

Li Anita ok thank you for remind me 😊

[@Vignesh-hl4bd]

Most people in the comments don't know shit about history

[@PoornaCW]

He's creating a new history based on his own conspiracy theories.