{"product_id":"a-new-version-of-the-gandhari-dharmapada-and-a-collection-of-previousbirth-stories-9780295983080","title":"A New Version of the Gandhari Dharmapada and a","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents an examination of the British Library Kharosthi scrolls, which are fragile and brittle fragments of manuscript on birch-bark rolls. This book presents two texts, one representing an anthology of verses well known in the Buddhist tradition, and the other a series of stories concerning previous births of the Buddha and of his disciples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Gandhari canon may prove to be a crucial link in understanding the way Buddhism moved northward along the Silk Road, into Central and East Asia, even as it largely died out in India.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Chronicle of Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[As did] its predecessors, this book has . . . advanced our knowledge of Gandhari.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the American Oriental Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rare glimpse into a rich world of lost Buddhist story literature..One comes away with a sense of wonder at how much Lenz has taught us from so few preserved words! The significance of these texts and the scholarly work done on them cannot be underestimated.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Bulletin of the Asian Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations and Tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Transcription and Citation System\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Description of British Library Fragments 16 + 25\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Gandhari London Dharmapada\u003cbr\u003e 2. Introduction and Analysis: Dharmapada\u003cbr\u003e 3. Paleography and Orthography: Dharmapada\u003cbr\u003e 4. Phonology: Dharmapada\u003cbr\u003e 5. Morphology: Dharmapada\u003cbr\u003e 6. Transcribed Text with Reconstructions, Translation, and Commentary: Dharmapada\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Purvayoga Text\u003cbr\u003e 7. Introduction and Analysis: Purvayoga Text\u003cbr\u003e 8. Paleography and Orthography: Purvayoga Text\u003cbr\u003e 9. Phonology: Purvayoga Text\u003cbr\u003e 10. Morphology: Purvayoga Text\u003cbr\u003e 11. Transcribed Text with Reconstructions, Translation, and Commentary: Story A and the Purvayoga Text\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Verse Concordance: London, Khotan, Pali, and Patna Dharmapadas and Suttanipata, Udanavarga, and Jataka\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. A Second Purvayoga of Ajnata Kaundinya (British Library Fragment 3): Text and Commentary\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. Avadana of Zadamitra (British Library Fragment 1): Text and Commentary\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4. Sanskrit and Chinese Parallels for Purvayogas 1-4\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Word Index for the London Dharmapada\u003cbr\u003e Word Index for the Purvayoga Text\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400912019799,"sku":"9780295983080","price":73.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-new-version-of-the-gandhari-dharmapada-and-a-collection-of-previousbirth-stories-9780295983080","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}