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  • 1st-century Buddha statue from ancient Egypt indicates Buddhists lived there in Roman times

    01/15/2024 6:39:19 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 47 replies
    Live Science ^ | May 02, 2023 | Owen Jarus
    The Buddha statue depicts Siddhartha Gautama, who lived in South Asia around 2,550 years ago. Born a prince, he would later renounce his worldly wealth and seek out enlightenment, eventually becoming the Buddha, a Sanskrit-derived word that means "the enlightened one," according to Buddhist tradition...The newfound statue dates to between A.D. 90 and 140, said Steven Sidebotham, a history professor at the University of Delaware who is co-director of the Berenike Project, told Live Science in an email.The 28-inch-tall (71 centimeters) statue shows the Buddha standing and holding parts of his robes in his left hand, representatives from the Egyptian...