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Taxila: Diverse populations have always crossed paths in the East and West. Pakistan is one of the main crossroads in these East-West exchanges. On the way to Taxila museum, a left turn reveals an old colonial building with a shed and a police picket indicating a Taxila railway station. The picket door has an iron plate engraved with the name 'Taxila Cantt Junction' on the top. During the Persian Achaemenid Empire of Darius I (522-486 BC), both the Gandhara region and the Indian subcontinent forged links with the West. A network of interconnected commercial, trading relationships among various regions had not yet been established. These interactions have become more efficient and frequent over time. Alexander of Macedonia led expeditions towards the east during this time, w...

For the first time in Pakistani history, several Buddhist monks and followers converged at Taxila's Dharmarajika stupa. It is for the annual 'rain retreat'. Vassa is the monastic retreat observed primarily in Buddhist communities Thailand's monk, Arayawangso, and a delegation of monks and followers began a three-month 'rain retreat' or vassa. It is from mid-July to mid-October at Dharmarajika stupa in Taxila museum. It is the birthplace of ancient Buddhist civilization. The delegation is made up of five monks. It includes one beginner (a trainee monk), and fifteen companions. During his October 2019 visit to Taxila, Arayawangso fell in love with this area of rich Buddhist legacy. After that, he chose to return for the yearly Buddhist retreat. ...

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Taxila Station, site of the first Massacres in 1947

After Ages, First ‘Rain Retreat’ at Taxila Museum