Gandhara
Americannoun
adjective
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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
And embracing Bhimasena even as a she-elephant embraceth her mighty mate, the faultless Panchali addressed him in voice sweet as the sound of a stringed instrument emitting Gandhara note.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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