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BL
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| Record Number
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638788
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Samad, Rafi U
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| Title & Author
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The grandeur of Gandhara : : the ancient Buddhist civilization of the Swat, Peshawar, Kabul and Indus valleys /\ Rafi-us Samad
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Algora Pub.,, c2011
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| Page. NO
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xv, 286 p. :: ill., map ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780875868585 (soft cover : alk. paper)
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: 0875868584 (soft cover : alk. paper)
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: 9780875868592 (hard cover : alk. paper)
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: 0875868592 (hard cover : alk. paper)
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9780875868608 (ebook)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Rise and growth -- Embryonic phase -- Transient phase -- Kushan Empire -- The golden age -- Decline -- Sangharamas -- Gandhara sculptures -- Gandhari & Kharoshthi -- The literary environment -- Influence in Central Asia -- Gandhara and Chinese Buddhism -- Gandhara & Japanese Buddhism -- Gandhara & Korean Buddhism -- Trade and commerce -- Afterword
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| Subject
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Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan), Civilization
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Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan), History
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Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan), Intellectual life
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Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan), Religious life and customs
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| Dewey Classification
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954.91/32
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| LC Classification
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DS392.G36S26 2011
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