The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhara: An Introduction with Selected Translations

Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: The Rediscovery of Gandhāran Buddhist Literature -- Part I. Contexts -- 1. The World of Gandhāran Buddhism -- Gandhāra and India's Northwest Frontier -- The Bloody History of Paradise -- Early Buddhism and Gand...

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Main Author: Salomon, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Somerville Wisdom Publications 2018
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Series/Journal:Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
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Parallel Edition:Print version: Salomon, Richard: The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhara : An Introduction with Selected Translations. - Somerville : Wisdom Publications,c2018. - 9781614291688

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520 |a f. Vāgīśa -- g. Nandika -- h. Kusuma -- 6. Six Stories of Previous Lives and Other Legends -- a. The Story of a Rich Man -- b. The Previous Life of the Bodhisattva as a Merchant -- c. The Previous Life of the Bodhisattva as Prince Sudaṣṇa -- d. The Previous Life of Ājñāta Kauṇḍinya as a Potter -- e. The Previous Life of Ānanda as a Prince -- f. The Monk and the Saka -- 7. Avadāna Legends -- a. The Contest between the Black and White Magicians -- b. The Story of Zadamitra -- 8. The Many Buddhas Sūtra -- Translation -- Scholarly Commentaries and Debates -- 9. A Commentary on the Sūtra of Chanting Together -- a. The Five Faculties -- b. The Six Roots of Argument -- 10. A Commentary on Canonical Verses -- a. Trade What Ages -- b. Endowed with Proper Conduct -- c. An Angry Man -- 11. An Abhidharma Treatise on Time and Existence -- Translation -- The Emerging Mahāyāna -- 12. The Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra -- a. The Practice of the Knowledge of All Forms -- b. The Teaching on Merit -- Conclusions -- State of the Art and Future Prospects -- What Have We Learned? -- Appendices -- 1. Specimen of a Verse in Various Buddhist Languages -- 2. Specimen of a Gandhāran Buddhist Inscription: The Reliquary of Śatruleka -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Image Credits -- Index -- About the Author -- Copyright 
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