A New Version of the Gāndhārī Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous-birth Stories

A New Version of the Gāndhārī Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous-birth Stories
Author: Timothy Lenz
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780295983080

This volume continues the detailed examination of the British Library Kharosthi scrolls--extremely fragile and brittle fragments of manuscript on birch-bark rolls. Although their provenance is uncertain, there are strong indications that they came from Hadda in eastern Afghanistan and were most likely written in the early first century A.D. during the reign of the Saka rulers, making them the oldest known Buddhist manuscripts. Fragments 16 and 25 are two long, relatively narrow fragments that obviously belong to the same scroll. Two texts were written on the scroll, each by a different scribe. The first text, referred to as the Gandhari London Dharmapada, represents an anthology of verses well known in the Buddhist tradition. The second text is a series of stories concerning previous births of the Buddha and of some of his disciples. For more information go to the Early Buddhist Manuscript Project web site at http://www.ebmp.org/

The Gāndhārī Dharmapada

The Gāndhārī Dharmapada
Author: John Brough
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2000-12-31
Genre: Gandhari Prakrit language
ISBN: 9788120817401

The famous brich-bark manuscript in the Kharosthi script, which contains a recension of the Dharmapada in a Prakrit dialect, has long been familiar to students of early Buddhist literature under the name of `Ms. Dutreuil de Rhins`. The manuscript, written in the first or second century A.D., is generally considered to be the oldest surviving manuscript of an Indian text. It was discovered near Khotan in Central Asia in 1892, and reached Europe in two parts, one of which went to Russia and the other to France. In 1897 S. Oldenburg published one leaf of the Russian portion; and in 1898 E. Senart edited the French material in the Journal Asiatiqque, together with facsimiles of the larger leaves, but not of the fragments. Now, almost seventy years after the discovery of the manuscript, it is possible for the first time to place before scholars an edition of the whole of the extant material, together with complete facsimiles.

A Gāndhārī Version of the Rhinoceros Sūtra

A Gāndhārī Version of the Rhinoceros Sūtra
Author: Richard Salomon
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2000
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780295980355

Launches the series of text editions and studies of the birth bark scrolls in the British Library's Kharosthi manuscript collection, dating from about the first century AD. Most of the Gandhari fragments have yet to be identified, but the Rhinoceros Sutra is also known in Pali and Sanskrit versions. A 100-page introduction to the language and manuscript is followed by a transcribed text with translation and an annotated text with translation and commentary. Color photographs of the fragments themselves are also included. Ghandhari words are indexed, but not subjects. c. Book News Inc.

Buddhist Encounters and Identities Across East Asia

Buddhist Encounters and Identities Across East Asia
Author: Ann Heirman
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2018-05-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004366156

Encounters, networks, identities and diversity are at the core of the history of Buddhism. They are also the focus of Buddhist Encounters and Identities across East Asia, edited by Ann Heirman, Carmen Meinert and Christoph Anderl. While long-distance networks allowed Buddhist ideas to travel to all parts of East Asia, it was through local and trans-local networks and encounters, and a diversity of people and societies, that identities were made and negotiated. This book undertakes a detailed examination of discrete Buddhist identities rooted in unique cultural practices, beliefs and indigenous socio-political conditions. Moreover, it presents a fascinating picture of the intricacies of the regional and cross-regional networks that connected South and East Asia.

Epitome of the Pali Canon

Epitome of the Pali Canon
Author: Chroniker Press Book
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2012-10-29
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1300327154

This book is an authorized reprint of Wikipedia articles pertaining to the Pali Canon, the oldest collection of Buddhist scriptures. Included are articles on Pali, the Early Buddhist Schools, and many suttas and other parts of the Vinaya, Sutta, and Abhidhamma Pitakas. This book presents a comprehensive and in depth overview of the Pali Canon in a convenient collection.

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra
Author: Richard Salomon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 273
Release: 1999
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780295977683

"Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara will appeal to a broad audience with interests in Buddhism, comparative religion, and Asian languages."--BOOK JACKET.

Buddhist Thought

Buddhist Thought
Author: Paul Williams
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1134623259

Buddhist Thought guides the reader towards a richer understanding of the central concepts of classical Indian Buddhist thought, from the time of Buddha, to the latest scholarly perspectives and controversies. Abstract and complex ideas are made understandable by the authors' lucid style. Of particular interest is the up-to-date survey of Buddhist Tantra in India, a branch of Buddhism where strictly controlled sexual activity can play a part in the religious path. Williams' discussion of this controversial practice as well as of many other subjects makes Buddhist Thought crucial reading for all interested in Buddhism.

The Dhammapada

The Dhammapada
Author: Friedrich Max Müller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1881
Genre: Buddhism
ISBN: