Vasudeva (English spelling)

Japanese: Vāsudeva(英語表記)Vasudeva
Vasudeva (English spelling)

…He is known as a great protector of Buddhism, on a par with King Ashoka. From coin inscriptions and inscriptions, we know that after Kanishka, four or five kings emerged, including Bāsishka, Khubishka, and Vāsudeva. The Great Yuezhi king Bo Chao, who sent an envoy to Wei in 230 AD, is thought to be Vāsudeva, who lived at the end of the Kushan dynasty. …

*Some of the glossaries that mention "Vāsudeva" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼はアショーカ王と並ぶ仏教の大保護者としても知られる。貨幣銘や碑文から,カニシカのあと,バーシシュカ,フビシュカ,バースデーバVāsudevaなど4~5人の王が出たことが知られる。西暦230年に魏に使者を送った大月氏王の波調は,クシャーナ朝末期のバースデーバとみられている。…

※「Vāsudeva」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Vasuki (English spelling)

>>:  Vasudeva

Recommend

Elephantiasis

A chronic skin disease in which the skin and subc...

medical ecology

…When bacteriology was mainstream, epidemiology p...

Mutual Aid Association - Kyosairen

…Zenkyoren was established in 1951 based on the A...

Kaiser Wilhelm Canal

…The Kiel Canal, also known as the Kaiser Wilhelm...

Cucurbitaceae - Cucurbitaceae

Dicotyledonous, polypetalous. A climbing herb wit...

Fixed cost, variable cost

The costs required to produce goods and services c...

Amand-Marie-Jaques de Chastenet, Marquis de Puységur

1751‐1825 A French nobleman (marquis) who inherite...

Newly Selected Brain

A book on waka poetry from the mid-Heian period w...

Keibun Matsumura

Year of death: April 26, 1843 (May 25, 1843) Year ...

Gurjara tribe - Gurjara (English spelling)

The name of an ancient Indian tribe. They are said...

altricial

…The former is seen in chickens and ducks, whose ...

Ganga [river] - Ganga

Also known as the Ganges. A large river in India. ...

Miyagi

In the central-eastern part of Gunma Prefecture, t...

Tailrace

…The many tailraces in the Huai River Basin in Ch...

ramified theory of types

...A set of individuals is not an individual in i...