History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c16.75

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Further, if there are traces of Christian doctrine in the ‘Bhagavat Gîtâ,’ and of classical learning in other poetic works of the Hindûs, we now know at least where they may have come from. In short, when we realise how strongly Hellenic influence prevailed in Gandhâra in the first few centuries after Christ, and think how many thousands, it may be millions, crossed the Indus, going eastward during that period and through that country, we ought not to be surprised at any amount of Western thought or art we may find in India.