Greco-Buddhism
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Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Graeco-Buddhism, refers to the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism, which developed between the 4th century BCE and the 5th century CE in the area covered by the Indian sub-continent, and modern Afghanistan, Pakistan and north-western border regions of modern India. It was a cultural consequence of a long chain of interactions begun by Greek forays into India from the time of Alexander the Great, carried further by the establishment of Indo-Greek rule in the area for some centuries, and extended during flourishing of the Hellenized empire of the Kushans. Greco-Buddhism influenced the artistic, and perhaps the spiritual development of Buddhism, particularly Mahayana Buddhism, which represents one of the two main branches of Buddhism. The Buddhist religious system was then adopted in Central and Northeastern Asia, from the 1st century CE, ultimately spreading to China, Korea and Japan.
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- Related: Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Greco-Buddhist Art, Religions of the Indo-Greeks, Buddhas of Bamyan
| UNESCO: Threatened Greco-Buddhist art UNESCO: Threatened Greco-Buddhist art www.unesco.org/bpi/eng/unescopress/2001/taliban-crisis.shtml - Web |
| Alexander the Great: East-West Cultural contacts f... Alexander the Great: East-West Cultural contacts from Greece to Japan (Japanese) event.yomiuri.co.jp/2003/S0172/alex_works.htm - Web |
| The Hellenistic age The Hellenistic age faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/gaddis/HST210/Oct21/Default.htm - Web |
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| The Kanishka Buddhist coins The Kanishka Buddhist coins www.bpmurphy.com/COTW/week2.htm - Web |
| Interim period: Mathura as the Vaishnava-Buddhist ... Interim period: Mathura as the Vaishnava-Buddhist seat of culture and learning www.vrindavan-dham.com/interim-period.php - Web |
