via Free Malaysia Today, 25 July 2024: A lifesize Buddha statue dating back to the 7th or 8th century CE has been discovered in Bukit Choras, Kedah, by a team led by Nasha Rodziadi Khaw of Universiti Sains Malaysia. This remarkable find includes two other incomplete statues and ancient inscriptions in Pallava script.
An extraordinary archaeological find recently grabbed national headlines: a lifesize Buddha statue unearthed in Bukit Choras, Kedah, believed to date back to the 7th or 8th century CE, making it older than Angkor Wat.
Could this discovery mean the nation’s history extends far beyond what we’ve learnt in our textbooks? FMT Lifestyle uncovered the inside story from Nasha Rodziadi Khaw, the man responsible for revealing the deep secrets of Bukit Choras.
Source: Older than Angkor Wat: unearthing Kedah’s Buddha statue | FMT
