Buddha Paintings Found in Nepalese Cave

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Associated Press Writer, General Science / Archaeology & Fossils

In this undated hand out photograph provided by Americian Sky Door Productions, one of the 55 panels depicting the story of Buddha's life is seen at an estimated late 13th century old cave in Mustang area, about 250 kilometers (160 miles) northwest of Katmandu, Nepal. Paintings of Buddha dating back at least to the 12th century have been discovered in a cave in Nepal's remote north-central region by a team of international researchers after being tipped by a local sheep herder. (AP Photo/Sky Door Productions, Luigi Fieni)

(AP) -- Paintings of Buddha dating back at least to the 12th century have been discovered in a cave in Nepal's remote north-central region by a team of international researchers who were tipped by a local sheep herder.

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