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- Although he never converted to the religion, his conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the development of the Silk Road, and in the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram range to China. Around 127 CE, he replaced Greek with Bactrian as the official language of administration in the empire.
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Buddhism first appeared in China in the 2nd century ce. As a patron of Buddhism, Kaniska is chiefly noted for having convened the fourth great Buddhist council in Kashmir, which marked the beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism.
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Kanishka I,1 [a] also known as Kanishka the Great, [5] was an emperor of the Kushan dynasty, under whose reign (c. 127 –150 CE) the empire reached its zenith. [6] He is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements.
Mar 29, 2021 · Contact between Kanishka and the Chinese in Central Asia have inspired the transmission of Indian ideas, particularly Buddhism to China. Buddhism first appeared in China in the 2ndcentury CE.
Nov 3, 2023 · Kashyap Matanga reached China with the image of Lord Buddha in 64 A.C. i.e”, during the period of Kanishka. According to a Chinese mystic tale, Ming Te, an emperor of the eastern Han dynasty, had a dream one night in the 7th year of his reign.
Nov 15, 2023 · Kanishka’s patronage of Buddhism allowed for cultural exchanges and diplomatic ties between the Kushans and other Buddhist-ruled regions in Central Asia and China. This further strengthened the empire’s position as a hub of commerce, knowledge, and spirituality along the Silk Road.
Kanishka is said to have convened the fourth Buddhist council, which led to the creation of the Abhidharma-mahavibhasa. The Kushan Empire was traditionally considered to have been an important conduit of Buddhism to China via the the Silk Road.
[1] [2] The first documented translation efforts by Buddhist monks in China (all foreigners) were in the 2nd century CE under the influence of the expansion of the Kushan Empire into the Chinese territory of the Tarim Basin under Kanishka. [3] [4] These contacts brought Gandharan Buddhist culture into territories adjacent to China proper.
