Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Table of ContentsContents
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
