The Bajaur casket is an ancient Buddhist reliquary from the area of Bajaur, in Gandhara. It is dated to around 5-6 CE. It proves the involvement of the Indo-Scythian kings of the Apraca, in particular King Indravarman, in Buddhism. The casket is made of schist.

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  • The Bajaur casket is an ancient Buddhist reliquary from the area of Bajaur, in Gandhara. It is dated to around 5-6 CE. It proves the involvement of the Indo-Scythian kings of the Apraca, in particular King Indravarman, in Buddhism. The casket is made of schist. The inscription which is written in Kharoshthi, translates into English as: (en)
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  • ”In the sixty third year of the late great king Aya , on the sixteenth day of the month of Kartia , safe, deep (?), depository… (en)
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  • The Bajaur casket is an ancient Buddhist reliquary from the area of Bajaur, in Gandhara. It is dated to around 5-6 CE. It proves the involvement of the Indo-Scythian kings of the Apraca, in particular King Indravarman, in Buddhism. The casket is made of schist. (en)
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  • Bajaur casket (en)
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