Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara: The

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

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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