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Seattle.
Washington University Press.
1999.
Coloured and black and white illustrations, foreword by the Dalai Lama, preface, notes on the system of transcription and citation, glossary, bibliography, index, pp xx + 274, quarto, some fading on dustjacket. "As the Dead Sea scrolls have changed our understanding of Judaism and early Christianity, so a set of twenty-nine scrolls recently acquired by the British Library promise to provide a window into a crucial phase of the history of Buddhism in India. The fragmentary birch bark scrolls, which were found inside one of a set of inscribed clay pots, are written in the Gandhari Prakrit language and in Kharosthi script. Dating from around the beginning of the Christian era, the scrolls are probably the oldest Buddhist manuscripts ever discovered. This volume introduces a groundbreaking project to decipher and interpret the Gandhäran texts. It provides a detailed description of the manuscripts and a survey of their contents, along with a preliminary evaluation of their significance. Also included are representative samples of texts and translations." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 96443)
ISBN: 9780712346108
Related Subject Areas:
Antiquities
Buddha
Buddhism
India
India - Antiquities
Religion
Religion-Buddhism
South Asia
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