Gaochang Buddhism and the Silk Road

At the crossroads between the West and the East in ancient times, one point along the Silk Road was Gaochang (the Turpan basin in Xinjiang) which played an important role in cultural exchange and the spread of Buddhism. The bidirectional influence of Buddhism in Gaochang was achieved as Buddhism spr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang Xin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea University, Center for Korean History 2014-02-01
Series:International Journal of Korean History
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Online Access:http://ijkh.khistory.org/upload/pdf/ijkh-19-1-23.pdf