New Version of the Gandhari Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous-Birth Stories British Library Kharosthi Fragments 16 + 25

Name: New Version of the Gandhari Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous-Birth Stories British Library Kharosthi Fragments 16 + 25
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ISBN: 9780295983080

ISBN-10: 0295983086

ISBN-13: 9780295983080

Edition: 2003

Authors: Timothy Lenz, Andrew Glass, Bhikshu Dharmamitra

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This volume contains a detailed examination of the British Library Kharosthi scrolls. Although of uncertain provenance, these appear to originate in Afghanistan & likely date from the early 1st century A.D., making them the oldest known Buddhist manuscripts.

Book details

List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 1/1/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 8.82" wide x 11.30" long x 1.07" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English

Andrew Glass has written several books for children and has illustrated many. He lives in New York City with his wife.



List of Illustrations and Tables


Preface


Transcription and Citation System


Abbreviations



Description of British Library Fragments 16 + 25



The Gandhari London Dharmapada



Introduction and Analysis: Dharmapada



Paleography and Orthography: Dharmapada



Phonology: Dharmapada



Morphology: Dharmapada



Transcribed Text with Reconstructions, Translation, and Commentary: Dharmapada



The Purvayoga Text



Introduction and Analysis: Purvayoga Text



Paleography and Orthography: Purvayoga Text



Phonology: Purvayoga Text



Morphology: Purvayoga Text



Transcribed Text with Reconstructions, Translation, and Commentary: Story A and the Purvayoga Text



Verse Concordance: London, Khotan, Pali, and Patna Dharmapadas and Suttanipata, Udanavarga, and Jataka



A Second Purvayoga of Ajnata Kaundinya (British Library Fragment 3): Text and Commentary



Avadana of Zadamitra (British Library Fragment 1): Text and Commentary



Sanskrit and Chinese Parallels for Purvayogas 1-4


References


Word Index for the London Dharmapada


Word Index for the Purvayoga Text