Buddhism in Pakistan | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 11/05/2019

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00:01:22 1 Buddhism in antiquity
00:01:31 1.1 Regions
00:01:40 1.1.1 Gilgit  Baltistan
00:02:47 1.1.2 Gandhara
00:03:18 1.1.3 Uddiyana
00:03:45 1.1.4 Punjab region
00:04:06 1.1.5 Sindh
00:04:45 1.1.6 Balochistan
00:05:08 2 Buddhism in modern Pakistan
00:06:08 3 Islam and Hinduism
00:07:04 4 Taliban destruction of Buddhist relics
00:08:36 5 Pakistan Buddhist tourism
00:09:52 5.1 Takht-i-Bahi
00:10:37 5.2 Taxila
00:11:49 5.3 Mingora
00:12:16 5.4 Swat
00:13:31 6 See also



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Buddhism in Pakistan took root some 2,300 years ago under the Mauryan king Ashoka, whom Nehru once called “greater than any king or emperor.” Buddhism has a long history in present-day  history of Pakistan — over time being part of areas within Bactria, the Indo-Greek Kingdom, the Kushan Empire; Ancient India with the Maurya Empire of Ashoka, the Pala Empire; the Punjab region, and Indus River Valley cultures — areas now within the present day nation of Pakistan. Buddhist scholar Kumāralabdha of the Taxila was comparable to Aryadeva, Aśvaghoṣa and Nagarjuna.
In 2012, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) indicated that the contemporary Buddhist population of Pakistan was minuscule with 1,492 adult holders of national identity cards (CNICs). The total population of Buddhists is therefore unlikely to be more than a few thousand. In 2017, number of Buddhist voters was stated to be 1,884 and they are mostly concentrated in Sindh and Punjab.The only functional Buddhist temple in Pakistan is in the Diplomatic Enclave at Islamabad, used by Buddhist diplomats from countries like Sri Lanka.