Gandhāran Buddhism : archaeology, art, texts

Author(s)

• Brancaccio, Pia
• Behrendt, Kurt A.

Bibliographic Information

Gandhāran Buddhism : archaeology, art, texts

edited by Pia Brancaccio and Kurt Behrendt

（Asian religions and society series）

UBC Press, c2006

• : pbk

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The ancient region of Gandhara, with its prominent Buddhist heritage, has long fascinated scholars of art history, archaeology, and textual studies. Discoveries of inscriptions, text fragments, sites, and artworks in the last decade have redefined how we understand the region and its cultural complexity. The essays in this volume reassess Gandharan Buddhism in light of these findings, utilizing a multidisciplinary approach that illuminates the complex historical and cultural dynamics of the region. By integrating archaeology, art history, numismatics, epigraphy, and textual sources, the contributors articulate the nature of Gandharan Buddhism, its practices, and the significance of the relic tradition.

Table of Contents

Contents Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction / Pia Brancaccio and Kurt Behrendt 1 Prologue: Some Debating Points on Gandharan Buddhism and Kusana History / John M. Rosenfield Part I: Archaeology 2 Recent Archaeological Research in Gandhara: The New Evidence / Maurizio Taddei 3 Buddhist Presence in the Urban Settlements of Swat, Second Century BCE to Fourth Century CE / Pierfrancesco Callieri 4 Relic Shrines of Gandhara: A Reinterpretation of the Archaeological Evidence / Kurt Behrendt Part II: Texts 5 Pilgrimage Route Changes and the Decline of Gandhara / Shoshin Kuwayama 6 New Manuscript Sources for the Study of Gandharan Buddhism / Richard Salomon Part III: Art 7 Bodhisattvas in Gandharan Art: An Aspect of Mahayana in Gandharan Buddhism / Juhyung Rhi 8 The Nature and Use of the Bodily Relics of the Buddha in Gandhara / Robert L. Brown 9 Gateways to the Buddha: Figures under Arches in Early Gandharan Art / Pia Brancaccio 10 A Gandharan Relief with Two Scenes from Buddha's Life / Anna Maria Quagliotti 11 Local Crafts in Early Gandharan Art / Doris Meth Srinivasan 12 Ananda and Vajrapani: An Inexplicable Absence and a Mysterious Presence in Gandharan Art / Anna Filigenzi 13 Design Diversity in Kaniska's Buddha Coins / Ellen M. Raven Contributors Index

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Details

• NCID: BA78291583
• ISBN:
  • 0774810807
  • 0774810815
• LCCN: 2006389432
• Country Code: cn
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Vancouver
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 313 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BQ286
  • DC22 : 294.30934
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Buddhism -- Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) -- History
  • LCSH : Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) -- Antiquities
  • LCSH : Relics -- Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)
  • LCSH : Art, Buddhist -- Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)
  • LCSH : Art, Gandhara
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA62874287