The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhara by Richard Salomon

The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhara by Richard Salomon

Discover the fascinating history of a long-hidden Buddhist culture at a historic crossroads.

In the years following Alexander the Great's conquest of the East, a series of empires rose up along the Silk Road. In what is now northern Pakistan, the civilizations in the region called Gandhara became increasingly important centers for the development of Buddhism, reaching their apex under King Kaniska of the Kusanas in the second century CE. Gandhara has long been known for its Greek-Indian synthesis in architecture and statuary, but until about twenty years ago, almost nothing was known about its literature. The insights provided by manuscripts unearthed over the last few decades show that Gandhara was indeed a vital link in the early development of Buddhism, instrumental in both the transmission of Buddhism to China and the rise of the Mahayana tradition. The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhara surveys what we know about Gandhara and its Buddhism, and it also provides translations of a dozen different short texts, from similes and stories to treatises on time and reality.

Richard Salomon is professor of Sanskrit in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington and director of the University of Washington Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project. He is the author of Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara.

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ISBN 13	9781614291688
ISBN 10	1614291683
Title	The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhara
Author	Richard Salomon
Series	Classics Of Indian Buddhism
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Year published	2018-05-17
Number of pages	481
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