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<p>[QUOTE="Loong Siew, post: 3447541, member: 75799"]The Kushan Empire honoured many gods which were adhered to by the people.. Hindu and central Asian. The Buddha was never regarded as divinity and his images were unknown until the Greeks started stylistically depict him in Gandharan art. Kanishka however was a devout patron and thus these coins were only issued in very limited numbers as a form of commemorative issues. It was a departure from the tenets of Buddhism to depict images of the Buddha outside of symbolism..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Loong Siew, post: 3447541, member: 75799"]The Kushan Empire honoured many gods which were adhered to by the people.. Hindu and central Asian. The Buddha was never regarded as divinity and his images were unknown until the Greeks started stylistically depict him in Gandharan art. Kanishka however was a devout patron and thus these coins were only issued in very limited numbers as a form of commemorative issues. It was a departure from the tenets of Buddhism to depict images of the Buddha outside of symbolism..[/QUOTE]
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