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Religion in Central Asia

  • DharmaguptakaThe word Dharmaguptaka combines two Sanskrit terms. Guptaka means preserver. Dharma refers to law, justice, or morality.
  • Buddhism in Central AsiaA standing Buddha statue from the 1st century BCE stands in the Tokyo National Museum, draped in a Greek himation that flows over both shoulders.
  • Silk Road transmission of BuddhismIn the year 138 BCE, a Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian departed the Han capital of Chang'an on a mission to secure alliances against northern nomads.