犍陀罗

Traditional form:

犍陀羅

Pinyin (reading):

Jiāntuóluó

Definitions:

• Gandhara Kingdom in northwest India, c. 600 BC-11 AD, on Kabul River in Vale of Peshawar

Characters:

• 犍 - bullock; to castrate
• 陀 - steep bank, rough terrain
• 罗 - gauze, net; to collect, to display

Traditional characters:

• 犍 - bullock; to castrate
• 陀 - steep bank, rough terrain
• 羅 - gauze, net; to collect, to display