The Stūpa of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka the - Sino-Platonic Papers
The Stūpa of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka the - Sino-Platonic Papers
The Stūpa of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka the - Sino-Platonic Papers
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Hans Loeschner, “<strong>The</strong> <strong>Stūpa</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Kushan</strong> <strong>Emperor</strong> <strong>Kanishka</strong> <strong>the</strong> Great”<br />
<strong>Sino</strong>-<strong>Platonic</strong> <strong>Papers</strong>, 227 (July 2012)<br />
Figure 6: Stone relief from Butkara III, Swat valley, Gandhāra (second century<br />
CE), possibly showing <strong>the</strong> <strong>Kanishka</strong> stupa with four towers and lion capitals<br />
(Source: Gandhara—Das buddhistische Erbe Pakistans, Philips von Zabern,<br />
Mainz, Germany, 2008, Kat.Nr. 144, p. 200. Reproduction with permission <strong>of</strong><br />
Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland GmbH, Bonn,<br />
Germany; photo: Peter Oszvald).<br />
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