The Grandeur of Gandhara : the Ancient Buddhist Civilization of the Swat, Peshawar, Kabul and Indus Valleys.
The northwestern regions of Pakistan and southeastern regions of Afghanistan were once the heart of a highly developed civilization whose cultural impact was felt from China to Persia. A major center of Buddhism, its cultural attainments were highlights of ancient civilization. The author's res...
| Основен автор: | Samad, Rafi-us. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Algora Pub.,
2011.
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Print version::
Grandeur of Gandhara : The Ancient Buddhist Civilization of the Swat, Peshawar, Kabul and Indus Valleys. |
Съдържание:
- Rise and growth
- Embryonic phase
- Transient phase
- Kushan Empire
- The golden age
- Decline
- Sangharamas
- Gandhara sculptures
- Gandhari & Kharoshthi
- The literary environment
- Influence in Central Asia
- Gandhara and Chinese Buddhism
- Gandhara & Japanese Buddhism
- Gandhara & Korean Buddhism
- Trade and commerce
- Afterword.