Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara: The British Library Kharosthi Fragments,9780295977690

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara: The British Library Kharosthi Fragments

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ISBN13: 9780295977690
ISBN10: 0295977698
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-04-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Washington Pr
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Author Biography

Richard Salomon professor of Asian languages and literature at the University of Washington, heads the team of scholars constituting The British Library/University of Washington Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
ix
Foreword xiii
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Preface xv
Note on the System of Transcription and Citation xviii
Abbreviations xx
The Background: Gandhara and Gandharan Buddhism
3(12)
Gandhara: Geographic Setting and Early History
3(2)
Buddhism in Gandhara
5(2)
Textual Sources and the Modern Academic Study of Buddhism
7(1)
Previous Discoveries of Early Buddhist Manuscripts and Their Significance for the Study of Buddhism
8(1)
The British Library Kharosthi Fragments and Gandharan Buddhism: A Preview of the Potential Significance of the New Discovery
9(6)
The Contents of the British Library Kharosthi Collection
15(42)
General Description
15(7)
Texts and Genres Represented in the Collection
22(20)
Catalog of the Fragments
42(11)
Summary of Original Scrolls or Scroll Sets
53(1)
Summary of Scribal Hands
54(3)
Previous Discoveries of Kharosthi Manuscripts
57(12)
Kharosthi Manuscripts Found in Chinese Central Asia
58(1)
Kharosthi Manuscripts Found in Afghanistan
59(7)
Kharosthi Manuscripts from Other Regions or of Unknown Origin
66(2)
Conclusions
68(1)
Origin and Character of the Collection
69(18)
Physical Evidence
69(2)
Textual Evidence: The ``Likhidago'' Interlinear Notations
71(6)
Archeological Parallels
77(4)
A ``Buddhist Genizah''?
81(3)
Additional Comments on the Interment of Manuscripts and Birch Bark Texts
84(3)
Format, Material, and Construction of the Scrolls
87(23)
The Large (Composite) Scrolls
87(11)
Construction of the Smaller Texts
98(2)
Observations on the Origin and Use of the Scroll Format
100(6)
Scribal Materials and Techniques
106(4)
Paleographic and Linguistic Features of the Gandharan Scrolls
110(31)
The Gandhari Language and the Kharosthi Script
110(4)
Paleographic Features
114(6)
Orthographic Features
120(4)
Phonological Features
124(6)
Morphology and Syntax
130(3)
Lexicon
133(2)
General Remarks and Conclusions
135(6)
The Date of the Manuscripts
141(15)
Internal Evidence for Dating
141(10)
Dating of the Pots and Their Inscriptions
151(3)
Conclusions
154(2)
Preliminary Evaluation of the New Corpus
156(27)
Observations on the Contents of the New Corpus
156(10)
Sectarian Considerations: The Dharmaguptaka Connection
166(12)
Conclusions: A New View of Buddhism in Gandhara
178(5)
Appendix Inscribed Pots and Potsherds in the British Library Collection 183(1)
Technical Description and Evaluation of the Pots and Potsherd's 183(4)
Raymond Allchin
Kharosthi Pot and Potsherd Inscriptions 187(4)
The Inscribed Pots in the British Library Collection 191(34)
The Inscribed Potsherds in the British Library Collection 225(15)
Conclusions: The Functions of the Inscribed Pots 240(9)
Glossary 249(4)
References 253(12)
Index 265

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