Kushan Cultural History
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Exam Year
1994
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UPSC LevelID: ANC_HIS_PMPG_1994_61 Ref: Standard Educational Reference
Consider the following name of contemporaries of Kanishka and select the correct answer from codes given below:
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Ashvaghosha and Vasumitra were prominent contemporaries of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka. Ashvaghosha was a renowned Buddhist philosopher and poet, while Vasumitra presided over the 4th Buddhist Council.