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Gandhara

American  
[guhn-dahr-uh] / gʌnˈdɑr ə /

noun

  1. an ancient region in what is now NW Pakistan.


adjective

  1. Also Gandharan of or relating to Gandhara, its inhabitants, or its art.

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Originally from Gandhara, Lokaksema was a Buddhist scholar who spent his time in China at the court of the Han dynasty, translating Mahayana Buddhist texts with his students.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

The people of Gandhara produced a unique artistic style, incorporating Greco-Roman elements but focused on Buddhist subjects.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

The Gandhara civilization, in what is now the Peshawar Valley, adjoining Afghanistan and Pakistan, flourished under the rule of the Kushan Buddhists.

From New York Times Nov. 17, 2021

The soft, rounded torso of a Mathura Buddha faces the crisp, Greco-Roman treatment of its Gandhara counterpart.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2014

But in the later school of sculpture known as Gandhara or Græco-Buddhist he is frequently shown in a full length portrait.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

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