Takṣaśilā
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Takṣaśilā. (P. Takkasilā; T. rdo ’jog; C. Shishi guo; J. Sekishitsu koku; K. Sŏksil kuk 石室國).[1] The capital city of the ancient kingdom of Gandhāra, often known in the West by its Greek name Taxila; an important early center of Indian Buddhist learning and transcontinental trade.[1]
The city, now officially known as Taxila, is located in the Punjab province of modern Pakistan.[1]
Ancient Takṣaśilā was a center for both Hindu and Buddhist scholarship, which flourished especially between the first and fifth centuries CE.[1]
The Chinese pilgrims Faxian and Xuanzang both visited the city and described it in their travel records.[1]
The Sarvāstivāda school of Indian Buddhism was prominent in the city.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. Takṣaśilā
Further reading
Taxila, Wikipedia
