Kushan: 1 definition
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Kushan means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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India history and geography
The Kushan Empire spread to encompass much of Afghanistan, present-day Pakistan and then the northern parts of India at least as far as Saketa and Sarnath near Varanasi (Benares), where inscriptions have been found dating to the era of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka the Great. Kanishka was a great patron of Buddhism; however, as Kushans expanded southward toward the Indian subcontinent the deities of their later coinage came to reflect its new Hindu majority.
The Kushans inherited the Greco-Buddhist traditions of the Indo-Greek Kingdom they replaced, and their patronage of Buddhist institutions allowed them to grow as a commercial power. Between the mid-1st century and the mid-3rd century, Buddhism, patronized by the Kushans, extended to China and other Asian countries through the Silk Road.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Starts with (+0): Ku shan si, Kushana, Kushanabha, Kushanagara, Kushanaman, Kushanara, Kushanda, Kushandi, Kushandika, Kushanetra, Kushang, Kushanguli, Kushanguriya, Kushanguriyaka, Kushankita, Kushankita, Kushanku, Kushankura.
Full-text (+69): Gu shan qu, Gu shan, Kumrahar, Buxar, Madhura, Sanghol, Peshawar, Kaushambi, Ropar, Ahicchatra, Rajghat, Mason, Jushkapura, Harishpur, Pakurtala, Sarberia, Mochpal, Bahiri, Jatar Deul, Purana Qila.
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Search found 46 books and stories containing Kushan, Kushans; (plurals include: Kushans, Kushanses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
During the Kushana Period < [Chapter 2]
Dharmarajika Stupa < [Chapter 3]
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
The Transmission of the Four-Pointed Cape Motif < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 5.1 (2022)]
Reading Medieval Buddhist Manuscripts: Thoughts on Text and Image < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 1.2 (2018)]
Heroic Śāktism with Chinese Characteristics < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 4.2 (2021)]
Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
The art of Sculpture (in ancient India) < [Chapter 5 - Basic arts]
Currency and Coinage (of ancient India) < [Chapter 2 - Economic life of Material progress]
Appendix 1 - Poetical freedom vs. Cultural freedom < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
Macedonian Intercalary Months and the Era of Azes < [Volume 70 (2009)]
Linguistic observations in Tarim Basin oasis towns, 1st millennium CE. < [Volume 80 (2020)]
Historical Insights from the Turfan Manuscripts by Annemarie v. Gabain < [Volume 32 (1970)]
Sidelights on History and Culture Of Orissa (by Manmath Nath Das)
Chapter 51 - Bhanjas of Khijjingakotta and their monuments < [Part 3 - Monuments, Art and Architecture]
Chapter 25 - Buddhism and Orissa < [Part 2 - Religious Developments]
Chapter 8 - Ancient and Medieval Empires and Kingdoms < [Part 1 - Land, People and History]