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

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

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

These Buddhas, unlike those of Gandhara, are of fuller body, with soft Indian bellies.

From New York Times May 11, 2020

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

In Gandhara there were only a few Buddhists: more than a thousand monasteries stood untenanted and the Buddha's sacred bowl had vanished.

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

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