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<p>Add</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Historical}}<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:left;margin-right:0.9em&quot;&gt;<br /> [[Image:StandingBuddha.jpg|none|150px|Buddha, standing]]<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Greco-Buddhism]]&#039;&#039;&#039; is the cultural [[syncretism]] between the culture of [[History of Hellenistic Greece|Classical Greece]] and [[Buddhism]], which developed over a period of close to 800 years in [[Central Asia]] in the area corresponding to modern-day [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]], between the [[4th century BCE]] and the [[5th century|5th century CE]]. Greco-Buddhism influenced the artistic (and, possibly, conceptual) development of Buddhism, and in particular [[Mahayana Buddhism]], before it was adopted by Central and Northeastern Asia from the [[1st century|1st century CE]], ultimately spreading to [[China]], [[Korea]] and [[Japan]]. Numerous [[Greco-Buddhist Art|Greco-Buddhist works of art]] display the intermixing of Greek and Buddhist influences, around such creation centers as [[Gandhara]]. The subject matter of Gandharan art was definitely Buddhist, while most motifs were of [[Southwest Asia |Western Asiatic]] or [[Hellenistic]] origin. The interaction between [[Hellenistic Greece]] and Buddhism started when [[Alexander the Great]] conquered [[Asia Minor]] and [[Central Asia]] in [[334 BCE]], going as far as the [[Indus]], thus establishing direct contact with [[India]], the birthplace of Buddhism. ([[Greco-Buddhism|&#039;&#039;&#039;more...&#039;&#039;&#039;]])</div>

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