INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mahayanism is Mahayana Buddhism. So, the emperor Kanishka believed in Mahayanism and was the follower of it. The fourth Buddhist council was also held during his reign in the Kundalvana of Kashmir in 78 AD and he was a patron of Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a patron of Buddhism, Kaniska is chiefly noted for having convened the fourth great Buddhist council in Kashmir, which marked the beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-3: -He is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. A descendant of Kujula Kadphises, founder of the Kushan empire, Kanishka came to rule an empire extending from Central Asia and Gandhara to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain.

Detailed explanation-4: -He patronised Buddhist scholars like Vasumitra, Asvagosha and Nagarjuna. He also convened the Fourth Buddhist Council to discuss matters relating to Buddhist theology and doctrine. It was held at the Kundalavana monastery near Srinagarin Kashmir under the presidentship of Vasumitra.

Detailed explanation-5: -His conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the development of the Silk Road, and in the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram range to China. Around 127 CE, he replaced Greek by Bactrian as the official language of administration in the empire.