cultural transmission greece to japan
in this link under the headline artistic legacy are two images of cultural transmission from greece through the greco-indian buddhist kingdom to buddhist japan. one starts with heracles and the other with a wind god. and one can see the obvious similarites between the different representations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Greek_Kingdom
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Re: cultural transmission greece to japan
The guidebook entry concerning Japan's about first and oldest surviving Buddhist temple in Nara makes a point of noting the still obvious Hellenic influences in the design of the support pillars. Thanks to EB, I was able to promptly play connect-the-dots with Bactria and its legacy on the spot.
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Re: cultural transmission greece to japan
Another Interesting article related to this can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhism
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