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The importance of Gandhara School of Art.
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- The Gandhara School of Art had developed in the first century A.D along with Mathura School during the reign of Kushana emperor Kanishka.
- Both Sakas and Kushanas were patrons of Gandhara school which is known for the first sculpture representations of the Buddha in human form.
- The art of the Gandhara school was primarily Mahayana.
- The Gandhara school of Indian Art is heavily indebted to Greek influence.
- The Greeks were good cave builders. The Mahayana Buddhist learned the art of carving out caves from them and became skilled in rock-cut architecture.
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