Archaeologists in eastern India have unearthed an elephant statue thought to date to the third century B.C., when the region was mainly Buddhist.
Archaeologists in eastern India have unearthed a statue of an elephant they think was carved about 2,300 years ago, when Buddhism was the main religion in the region .
The team found several other buried archaeological relics around the village, including architectural pieces from a Buddhist temple, he added. The elephant statue is very similar to one found at Dhauli, also known as Dhaulagiri, an ancient center of Buddhism about 12 miles upstream, Dhir said. That statue has been dated to between 272 B.C. and 231 B.C.
But Buddhism's influence declined as its practices became assimilated into the myriad traditions of Hinduism and when Islam became more influential in the region after the 10th century; and while Buddhism is now widespread in other parts of Asia, it is only followed by about 0.7% of the modern population of India, according to a 2011 census.
Elephant symbolismDhir said the elephant was a common motif in Buddhism and could be seen in many Buddhist monuments.
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