{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"South Asia Center","provider_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia","author_name":"Michael Walstrom","author_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/author\/mwal7\/","title":"THE BUDDHIST LITERATURE OF ANCIENT GANDHARA - South Asia Center","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7DuhuOVJBw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/publication\/the-buddhist-literature-of-ancient-gandhara\/\">THE BUDDHIST LITERATURE OF ANCIENT GANDHARA<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/publication\/the-buddhist-literature-of-ancient-gandhara\/embed\/#?secret=7DuhuOVJBw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;THE BUDDHIST LITERATURE OF ANCIENT GANDHARA&#8221; &#8212; South Asia Center\" data-secret=\"7DuhuOVJBw\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/07\/buddhist_literature_of_ancient_gandhara_the.jpSalomon-g.jpg","thumbnail_width":265,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"In the years following Alexander the Great\u2019s conquest of the East, a series of empires rose up along the Silk Road. In what is now northern Pakistan, the civilizations in the region called Gandhara became increasingly important centers for the development of Buddhism, reaching their apex under King Kaniska of the Kusanas in the second"}