Central Asian Buddhism

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Buddhist tradition historical form of Buddhism

Central Asian Buddhism is a historical form of Buddhism that developed along the Silk Road, blending Indian Buddhist teachings with local Central Asian cultures and serving as a key conduit for the transmission of Buddhism to China and East Asia.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist tradition ⓘ historical form of Buddhism ⓘ
artStyle	Greco-Buddhist art elements ⓘ stucco sculptures ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ
associatedWith	Buddhist cave temples ⓘ Dharmaguptaka school NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhyamaka philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarvastivada school NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogacara philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ manuscript cultures ⓘ
centeredIn	Bactria NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunhuang NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashgar NERFINISHED ⓘ Khotan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kucha NERFINISHED ⓘ Merv NERFINISHED ⓘ Samarkand NERFINISHED ⓘ Sogdia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarim Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Turfan NERFINISHED ⓘ
combines	Indian Buddhist teachings ⓘ local Central Asian cultures ⓘ
declinedDuring	10th century ⓘ 11th century ⓘ Islamization of Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedAlong	Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedIn	Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
flourishedDuring	4th century ⓘ 5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSites	Bamiyan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ Kizil Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogao Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor	development of Buddhist art in East Asia ⓘ transmission of Buddhist scriptures to China ⓘ transmission of Mahayana Buddhism to East Asia ⓘ
includes	merchant patronage networks ⓘ monastic communities ⓘ pilgrimage networks ⓘ translation bureaus ⓘ
influencedBy	Gandharan Buddhism ⓘ Hellenistic culture ⓘ Indian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Iranian religious traditions ⓘ Kushan Empire culture ⓘ nomadic Central Asian cultures ⓘ
keyRoleIn	formation of Chinese Buddhist canon ⓘ spread of Buddhist monasticism in East Asia ⓘ translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese ⓘ
majorLanguageOfTexts	Chinese ⓘ Gandhari NERFINISHED ⓘ Khotanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Sogdian NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan ⓘ Tocharian NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandharan Buddhism ⓘ Silk Road Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTraditionOf	Central Asian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
transmittedTo	China NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ
transmittedVia	Silk Road caravan routes NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedScript	Brahmi script NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese script ⓘ Kharosthi script NERFINISHED ⓘ Sogdian script NERFINISHED ⓘ Tocharian script NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Indian Buddhism → influenced → Central Asian Buddhism ⓘ

East Asian Buddhism → transmittedVia → Central Asian Buddhism ⓘ