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Taxila
Taxila , archaeological site of three successive cities, near Rawalpindi, Pakistan. There between the 7th cent. BC and the 7th cent. AD was a flourishing city, famous as an ancient seat of learning. It was occupied (326 BC) by Alexander the Great, became prosperous under the empire of Asoka, and was overrun (c.1st-2d cent. AD) by the Kushans. It was a center of Buddhist studies and was visited in the 7th cent. by Hsüan-tsang . There are remains of Buddhist stupas and monasteries as well as sculpture of the Gandharan school of art. |
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"Taxila." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Taxila." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Taxila.html "Taxila." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Taxila.html |
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Taxila
Taxila. The ancient capital of the Gandhāra region, known in Sanskrit, as ‘Takṣaśilā’ and in Pāli as ‘Takkasilā’. It is described in Buddhist sources as a great centre of commerce and learning, visited by merchants and scholars from all around. At the university there students were taught the vedas and the eighteen traditional Indian arts and sciences, including archery and swordsmanship.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Taxila." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Taxila." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Taxila.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Taxila." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Taxila.html |
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Taxila
Taxila, Punjab/Pakistan Ruins. The present name is the Greek version of the Sanskrit name Takṣaśilā ‘The Rock of Takṣa’. According to the Rāmāyaṇa, the Indian epic, the city was founded by Bharata, the younger brother of Rāma, and named after his son, Takṣa, who was its first ruler. The city was destroyed by the Huns in the 7th century and was never rebuilt.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Taxila." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Taxila." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Taxila.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Taxila." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Taxila.html |
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