Which of the following schools of thought for representing Buddha flourished between the first and fifth centuries, and was distinctly Greco-Roman style? a.
Gandhara
c.
Amaravati
b.
Mathura
d.
Gupta

a.  Gandhara

Explanation:

Gandhara is the school of thought and the art style which developed between the 1st century BC, and 7th century AD. The region where it blossomed is around modern-day Pakistan and Afghanistan.

This region had many cultural contacts and influences – there was the place for Buddhist missionaries, and also had intensive contacts with Rome. This is why their school of art includes many techniques and influences that came from Rome, and it has similarities to Greco-Roman art. The style is also called Greco-Buddhist art and is famous for this mixture of different cultural elements, realism, curls, and waves. It is believed that image of Buddha in human form was first developed in this tradition.