Kanis!ka; a Northern Indian/Central Asian king who was a great patron of Buddhist teachings and Buddhist art， said to have been converted to Buddhism by the instruction of A/svaghos!a of Magadha. He supported Buddhism through the construction of temples and publication projects， but is most famous for his sponsorship of the Fourth Council 第四结集， which he convened at the urging of Pa^r/sva 胁尊者. He is said to have been the third important king of the Kus!a^n!a Dynasty， and lived either in the latter half of the first century or in the first half of the second century. He established a state called Gandha^ra， and made Purus!apura its capital.