Kanishka Essays

  • The Contribution of the Kushan Empire to Buddhism

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    Yuezhi-Kushan: Interaction and Interdependence of Nomadic and Sedentary Societies.” Journal of World History 12, no. 2 (2001): 261–292. Loeschner, Hans. “The Stūpa of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka the Great, with Comments on the Azes Era and Kushan Chronology.” Sino-Platonic Papers no. 227 (2012): 1–24. Myer, Prudence R. “Again the Kanishka Casket.” The Art Bulletin 48, no. 3/4 (September 1966): 396. doi:10.2307/3048396. Puri, B.N. Buddhism in Central Asia. Vol. 4. Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1987. Rosenfield, John

  • Diya Patel Research Paper

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    Her sister, Kanishka Patel is very proud of her as well. “Diya has been a great role model for me, and I know that she will be an amazing future president.” Kanishka states. Kanishka also mentions how Diya has helped her make important decisions throughout her life. One of Diya’s friends Sanya Mehta talks about Diya inspiring her to run for student

  • Gandhara Art: The Greco-Buddhist Art

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    INTRODUCTION Gandhara art, which is more popularly known as the Greco-Buddhist art, refers to an ancient district and culture or civilization that in one form or another existed from the 1st millennium BC till the 11th century AD. Although Gandhara went though a change in its geographical footprint over the period, its heart still lay in the valley of Peshawar. The Gandhara School of art is an art form dissimilar from the aniconic tradition of the early Indian sculptures and the tradition of

  • PS

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    I, the undersigned, Kanishka Bandara Sooriyampola, aged 19 years, residing at the above address wish to submit this statement for your kind perusal and consideration for the issue of requisite Entry Clearance to the United Kingdom, in pursuance of my higher educational objectives to be fulfilled in United Kingdom. I am extremely happy to mention that I have been successful in gaining entry to Sanjari International College at 129 Mile End Road,London,E1 4BG. Due to its modern and diverse study pathways

  • sarvastivada buddhism

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    Majjhantika) converted the city of Kasmir, which seems to have close ties with Gandhara. Still another tradition established a community of Sarvastivadin monks at Mathura, founded by the patriarch Upagupta. Be that as it may, until the reign of King Kanishka, around the turn of the Christian era, the history of the school is at best sketchy.” The origin of the Sarvastivada could also have had to do wit... ... middle of paper ... ...ivadins in Mathura continued to progress and eventually proclaimed

  • Religions Of The Silk Road Globalization Summary

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    A common similarity in good books is the presence of themes within the books. Religions of The Silk Road: Premodern Patterns of Globalization by Richard Foltz is an example of one of such good books with themes. Throughout the book, there are many themes and the following are just a few examples of them. Religions and the spread of religion are themes that play a large part in making this book as successful as it is. Considering the book has the word religion in its title, it’s safe to assume

  • Buddhism

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    development of Buddhism in general and this has occurred largely because of its own innovatory contributions.(Eliade, M. p.16-29) The spread of Buddhism into China began in Central Asia and was facilitated by the efforts of the Indo-Scythian king Kanishka (Encyclopedia Britt. 273-274) of the Kushan dynasty which ruled in northern India, Afghanistan and parts of Central Asia in the 1st and 2nd centuries (Encyclopedia Britt. 274). He is said to have undergone an Ashoka-like conversion upon seeing the

  • Importance Of Pilgrimage Tourism

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    Pilgrimage tourism in the realm of foreign trade concerning environmental factor (A case study of Kangla shrine) Dr. N. Tejmani Singh* and Chinglen Pukhrambam** Abstract Religious tourism, also commonly referred to as faith tourism, is a type of tourism, where people travel individually or in groups for pilgrimage, missionary, or leisure purposes. According to the World Tourism Organization, an estimated 300 to 330 million pilgrims visit the world's key religious sites every year. Manipur has the