[FairfieldLife] Re: 'Stunning' Nepal Buddha art find

[jim_flanegin]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6624117.stm
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> 'Stunning' Nepal Buddha art find
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> The discovery has been likened to finding a treaure trove
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> Paintings of Buddha dating back at least to the 12th century have  
> been discovered in a cave in a remote area of Nepal's north-central  
> region.
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I am just curious why they date the paintings just back to the 12th 
century? I am thinking they could be much older.