It was here that two years ago archeologists announced the discovery of a large stone which Buddhists believe was placed by an ancient king as a monument to the birthplace of the Buddha.

BBC: By Religious Affairs Correspondent Jane Little

And, in the ancient corner, Alec Guinness, in a performance no less Buddha-like, in its opaque yet disarming sagacity, than it seemed thirty-two years ago.

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We took an excursion to see ancient Buddhist monks' caves with their elaborate meditation paintings and tall Buddha statues in Bamiyan (since destroyed by the Taliban).

BBC: Have your say: Harry Patch

Mindfulness, an ancient practice that focuses your brain on the present, is as old as Buddha.

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