Gandhara School of Art came into existence in Mahayana Sec5. The Kushan kings, particularly Kanishka, encouraged the Gandhara artists. The Gandhara sculptures have been found in the ruins of Taxila and in various ancient sites in Afghanistan and in West Pakistan. They consist mostly of the images of the Buddha and relief sculptures presenting scenes Buddhist texts. A number of Bodhisattva figures were carved out a figure of Gandhara shows the first sermon in the deer part and death of the Buddha.