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The two Buddhas found in China are one of the oldest discovered artifacts so far, which was retrieved from a Han Dynasty tomb as a milestone in the history of Chinese Buddhism.
Scientists in northwest China’s Shaanxi province revealed last week the discovery of what they believe is the oldest ever Buddha statue found in the country. The two statues were excavated in a family tomb dated to the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220), about 200 years earlier than previous depictions of Buddha found in China. Before the recent discovery, the oldest representations...
The two statues date back more than 2,200 years and are made of copper. One is known as Shakyamuni and the other is for Five Tathāgatas, which highlights the five great Buddhas.