This work is the outcome of an international conference on "Buddhismand
Gandhara Art" organized when the then Taliban government ofAfghanistan was bent
upon destroying the marvelous creations of Gandhara artincluding the great
Bamiyan Buddha. It is an academic homage to those splendidtreasures of Gandhara
art, many of which are no more to be seen. The book aimsat presenting various
facets of Gandhara art in a historical perspective andcontains analyses and
fresh interpretations on the different aspects of Gandharaart. The papers
presented by a galaxy of art historians and archaeologistsimpart an excellent
glimpse of the cultural development of Gandhara region fromthe pre-Christian era
to the Islamic period.