Taxila

American  

[tak-suh-luh] / ˈtæk sə lə /

noun

1. an archaeological site near Rawalpindi, Pakistan: ruins of three successive cities on the same site, dating from about the 7th century b.c. to about the 7th century a.d.; Buddhist center.

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And in Taxila, a place “where intellectual and artistic freedoms met with a merging of multicultural ideas and expressions,” imported Greek art inspired the now-familiar depiction of the Buddha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

The Yuezhi confederacy in Bactria had unified to form this empire, trading with both China and the Indian subcontinent and providing a conduit between the two, particularly from the city of Taxila.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Philostratus tells us that the King of Taxila furnished white camels to Apollonius.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule

They say—challenging proof to the contrary—that Alexander never penetrated into India farther than Taxila; which is not even quite the modern Attock.

From Five Years of Theosophy by Various

Alexander invited to Taxila a number of Brahmin ascetics noted for their skill in answering philosophical questions with pithy wisdom.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

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