{"id":37714,"date":"2025-08-02T18:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=37714"},"modified":"2025-08-02T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:32:13","slug":"pakistan-gifts-replica-of-fasting-buddha-to-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/37714","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan gifts replica of fasting Buddha to Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BANGKOK: Pakistan has presented a meticulously crafted replica of the Fasting Buddha sculpture to Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A ceremony titled \u201cA Spiritual Journey from Gandhara to ASEAN: Celebrating Shared Heritage and Religious Tourism was held at the National Museum in Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s ambassador to Thailand, Rukhsana Afzaal, presented the replica to director general of Thailand\u2019s fine arts department, Phanomboot Chantrachoti.<\/p>\n<p>The participants of the event included Thai officials, diplomats, UN representatives, civil society, academics, and media.<\/p>\n<p>Director General Chantrachoti expressed gratitude, noting the gift as a symbol of enduring diplomatic and cultural ties, reflecting shared Gandharan and Buddhist heritage. He emphasized its potential to foster collaboration through exhibitions and cultural initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Rukhsana Afzaal highlighted the replica, crafted by Pakistani artist Jamil Kakar, as a testament to Pakistan\u2019s Gandhara legacy, centered in ancient Taxila, and its role in Buddhist civilization. She underscored its significance in strengthening Pakistan-Thailand friendship and promoting cultural exchanges under Pakistan\u2019s long-standing ASEAN partnership.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony featured a photographic exhibition of Gandhara artifacts and Buddhist sites in Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANGKOK: Pakistan has presented a meticulously crafted replica of the Fasting Buddha sculpture to Thailand. A ceremony titled \u201cA Spiritual Journey from Gandhara to ASEAN: Celebrating Shared Heritage and Religious Tourism was held at the National Museum in Bangkok. Pakistan\u2019s ambassador to Thailand, Rukhsana Afzaal, presented the replica to director general of Thailand\u2019s fine arts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":37715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37714"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37717,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37714\/revisions\/37717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}