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[迦湿弥羅国・罽賓国] (Skt [[Kashmira]] or [[Kashmira]]; Jpn [[Kashu-mira-koku]] or [[Keihin-koku]]) | [迦湿弥羅国・罽賓国] (Skt [[Kashmira]] or [[Kashmira]]; Jpn [[Kashu-mira-koku]] or [[Keihin-koku]]) | ||
| − | An ancient country in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. According to [[tradition]], {{Wiki|King}} [[Ashoka]] sent the [[Buddhist]] [[monk]] [[Madhyantika]] to this region to introduce [[Buddhism]] in the third century B.C.E. Later King [[Kanishka]] built [[monasteries]] there and sponsored the [[Fourth Buddhist Council]] at which the [[Buddhist scriptures]] were compiled. [[Kashmir]] also produced a number of notewor-thy [[Buddhist]] [[monks]] who traveled to {{Wiki|China}}, where they engaged in the translation of the [[Buddhist scriptures]]. | + | An {{Wiki|ancient}} country in the northwestern part of the [[Indian]] subcontinent. According to [[tradition]], {{Wiki|King}} [[Ashoka]] sent the [[Buddhist]] [[monk]] [[Madhyantika]] to this region to introduce [[Buddhism]] in the third century B.C.E. Later [[King]] [[Kanishka]] built [[monasteries]] there and sponsored the [[Fourth Buddhist Council]] at which the [[Buddhist scriptures]] were compiled. [[Kashmir]] also produced a number of notewor-thy [[Buddhist]] [[monks]] who traveled to {{Wiki|China}}, where they engaged in the translation of the [[Buddhist scriptures]]. |
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Kashmir
[迦湿弥羅国・罽賓国] (Skt Kashmira or Kashmira; Jpn Kashu-mira-koku or Keihin-koku)
An ancient country in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. According to tradition, King Ashoka sent the Buddhist monk Madhyantika to this region to introduce Buddhism in the third century B.C.E. Later King Kanishka built monasteries there and sponsored the Fourth Buddhist Council at which the Buddhist scriptures were compiled. Kashmir also produced a number of notewor-thy Buddhist monks who traveled to China, where they engaged in the translation of the Buddhist scriptures.
