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The grandeur of Gandhara : the ancient Buddhist civilization of the Swat, Peshawar, Kabul and Indus valleys /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Samad, Rafi U.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Algora Publishing, [2011]
Subjects:
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > Civilization.
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > History.
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > Intellectual life.
Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) > Religious life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.