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Era of Origin Ink calligraphy on paper, hanging scroll
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1. Wikipedia: Buddhist art
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Buddhist art originated in the north of the Indian subcontinent, in modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the earliest survivals dating from a few centuries after the historical life of Siddhartha Gautama from the 6th to 5th century BCE.
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