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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Samad, Rafi U.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., 2011.
Temas:
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Civilization
Intellectual life
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
South Asia.
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > Civilization.
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > History.
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > Intellectual life.
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > Religious life and customs.
Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān) > Civilisation.
Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān) > Histoire.
Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān) > Vie intellectuelle.
Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān) > Vie religieuse.
Asia > Gandhara
Gandhāra
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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