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2.13 Kanishka and the wonder of the world
2.13 Kanishka and the wonder of the world
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 27, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
(www.historyofindiapodcast.com) The Kanishka stupa deserves
its place amongst the wonders of the world. But
its splendor has been long forgotten, and the stupa itself has been
wiped out. This week, we set about rediscovering it. We look at the
construction of the wonder, and the religious fall out for
Kanishka's empire and for Buddhism today.
its place amongst the wonders of the world. But
its splendor has been long forgotten, and the stupa itself has been
wiped out. This week, we set about rediscovering it. We look at the
construction of the wonder, and the religious fall out for
Kanishka's empire and for Buddhism today.
Released:
Apr 27, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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