Greek Buddhist Art and Empires

Hi,

i am doing some research on Greek-Bactrian, Greek-Indian and Kushan Empires. The first two were  Greek kingdoms and the third was an hellenised.

Besides the strong Greek element, another link was their shift from Greek religion to Buddhism and the creation of the Greek-Buddhist art that manipulated S.E. Asia and see its influence even today .

Here an example = http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Buddha-Vajrapani-Herakles.JPG


It is believeed that kings like Menander and Dimitrios founded many buddhist schools even in Greece, while many Greek convirted. However, there is a lack of resources. Have you read anything on this?

Here some sources from JSTOR

The Greeks in Bactria by W. W. Tarn
American Journal of Archaeology > Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct., 1941), pp. 646-648

The Greeks in India by George Woodcock
The Classical Review > New Ser., Vol. 17, No. 3 (Dec., 1967), pp. 342-344

W. W. Tarn
The Journal of Hellenic Studies > Vol. 22 (1902), pp. 268-293

he Early History of India from 600 B. C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, Including the Invasion of Alexander the Great by Vincent A. Smith
The Journal of Hellenic Studies > Vol. 25 (1905), p. 186

MOST OF info derives from coins, while i had a chat with someone who has been in Kafuristan (in kalash area) and he told that there are many monuments like Alexandria Eschate and Alexandria of the Archosians (today Kandahar) and of course Ai Khamnoum (alexandria oxus) which has been looted from the talebans..

anyone to discuss this?