Alfred Fouché And "Gandhara's Greek Buddhist Art" Research

Peshawar in North est Pakistan border area,the former "Gandhara" countries,with a large number of Buddhist building sites and sculpture,people always are curious about the elements from Hellenistic in Mediterranean on them.What is the reason that these significant Hellenize image element appears in Indus plain and Swart area,What is the source of the art of Gandharan and how it integrated with oriental Buddhist thoughts?The author introduce Mr.Alfred Foucher(1865-1952),a French Orientalist,who raised the issue,and his work named Gandharan Hellenize Buddhist art-the study on classicism influence in Buddhist art appeared in India and the far east.The author try to elaborate a brief account of Alfred Foucher's life and his primary research findings on Buddhist art and oriental culture in the area of Gandhara and the research methods,train of thought,primary context and research material.,including the dispute and misread on his theory.Discussing the influence and impact of Alfred Foucher's theory on study of Buddhist artistic style in Gandharan,and the inspiration and revelation to rethink and study the creation and exchange between eastern and western art style in cross-cultural and cross-regional context,and to the religious believed by people in different nations and regions.