Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Cultural Achievements of Kushans
Cultural Achievements of Kushans
Progress of Literature:
Nagarjuna:
Vasumitra:
Vasumitra Buddhist theologist
Kanishka convened the 4th buddhist council under the presidentship of Vasumitra
Compiled Mahavibhasa Shastra valuable book on Buddhist philosophy
Charak:
Charak reputed royal physician in the court of Kanishka
Celebrated author of Ayurvedic science
Book Charak samhitha: unique work on Ayurvedic science
Religion:
Development of Art:
Other Contributions:
The great tower at Peshawar 400 ft high was chiefly made of wood and constructed under the
supervision of a Greek engineer Agesilaos
Kanishka built a tower near Taxila
Images of Bodhisattvas began to be erected in Gandhara style
At Mathura, we have a headless image of Kanishka in which he is represented in the uniform of
a warrior