Format:
Online-Ressource (328 p)
ISBN:
9780774810807
Series Statement:
Asian Religions and Society Series
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Prologue: Some Debating Points on Gandharan Buddhism and Kusana History -- PART I: ARCHAEOLOGY -- 2 Recent Archaeological Research in Gandhara: The New Evidence -- 3 Buddhist Presence in the Urban Settlements of Swat, Second Century BCE to Fourth Century CE -- 4 Relic Shrines of Gandhara: A Reinterpretation of the Archaeological Evidence -- PART II: TEXTS -- 5 Pilgrimage Route Changes and the Decline of Gandhara -- 6 New Manuscript Sources for the Study of Gandharan Buddhism -- PART III: ART -- 7 Bodhisattvas in Gandharan Art: An Aspect of Mahayana in Gandharan Buddhism -- 8 The Nature and Use of the Bodily Relics of the Buddha in Gandhara -- 9 Gateways to the Buddha: Figures under Arches in Early Gandharan Art -- 10 A Gandharan Relief with Two Scenes from Buddha's Life -- 11 Local Crafts in Early Gandharan Art -- 12 Ananda and Vajrapani: An Inexplicable Absence and a Mysterious Presence in Gandharan Art -- 13 Design Diversity in Kaniska's Buddha Coins -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Prologue: Some Debating Points on Gandharan Buddhism and Kusana History""; ""PART I: ARCHAEOLOGY""; ""2 Recent Archaeological Research in Gandhara: The New Evidence""; ""3 Buddhist Presence in the Urban Settlements of Swat, Second Century BCE to Fourth Century CE""; ""4 Relic Shrines of Gandhara: A Reinterpretation of the Archaeological Evidence""; ""PART II: TEXTS""; ""5 Pilgrimage Route Changes and the Decline of Gandhara""; ""6 New Manuscript Sources for the Study of Gandharan Buddhism""; ""PART III: ART""
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""7 Bodhisattvas in Gandharan Art: An Aspect of Mahayana in Gandharan Buddhism""""8 The Nature and Use of the Bodily Relics of the Buddha in Gandhara""; ""9 Gateways to the Buddha: Figures under Arches in Early Gandharan Art""; ""10 A Gandharan Relief with Two Scenes from Buddha�s Life""; ""11 Local Crafts in Early Gandharan Art""; ""12 Ananda and Vajrapani: An Inexplicable Absence and a Mysterious Presence in Gandharan Art""; ""13 Design Diversity in Kaniska�s Buddha Coins""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""
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""M""""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780774855037
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780774810807
Additional Edition:
Print version Gandharan Buddhism : Archaeology, Art, and Texts
Language:
English
Keywords:
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