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Plan of a typical Gandharan Buddhist monastery at Taxila from the site of Badalpur. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE
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APA Style
Naveed, M. B. (2015, June 24). Buddhist Monastery Plan (Gandharan). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3954/buddhist-monastery-plan-gandharan/
Chicago Style
Naveed, Muhammad Bin. "Buddhist Monastery Plan (Gandharan)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 24, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3954/buddhist-monastery-plan-gandharan/.
MLA Style
Naveed, Muhammad Bin. "Buddhist Monastery Plan (Gandharan)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 Jun 2015. Web. 26 Mar 2023.
