Gandhāran Buddhism :  archaeology, art, and texts / 
edited by Pia Brancaccio and Kurt Behrendt. 
 - Vancouver [B.C.] :  UBC Press,  2006. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 313 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Asian religions and society series .
 - Asian religions and society series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Prologue: Some Debating Points on Gandharan Buddhism and Kusana History""; ""PART I: ARCHAEOLOGY""; ""2 Recent Archaeological Research in Gandhara: The New Evidence""; ""3 Buddhist Presence in the Urban Settlements of Swat, Second Century BCE to Fourth Century CE""; ""4 Relic Shrines of Gandhara: A Reinterpretation of the Archaeological Evidence""; ""PART II: TEXTS""; ""5 Pilgrimage Route Changes and the Decline of Gandhara""; ""6 New Manuscript Sources for the Study of Gandharan Buddhism""; ""PART III: ART"" ""7 Bodhisattvas in Gandharan Art: An Aspect of Mahayana in Gandharan Buddhism""""8 The Nature and Use of the Bodily Relics of the Buddha in Gandhara""; ""9 Gateways to the Buddha: Figures under Arches in Early Gandharan Art""; ""10 A Gandharan Relief with Two Scenes from Buddha�s Life""; ""11 Local Crafts in Early Gandharan Art""; ""12 Ananda and Vajrapani: An Inexplicable Absence and a Mysterious Presence in Gandharan Art""; ""13 Design Diversity in Kaniska�s Buddha Coins""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L"" ""M""""n""; ""o""; ""p""; ""r""; ""s""; ""t""; ""u""; ""v""; ""w""; ""x""; ""y""; ""z"" 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780774855037 0774855037 0774810815 9780774810814 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buddhism--History.--Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)<br/>Relics--Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)<br/>Buddhist art--Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)<br/>Art, Gandhara.<br/>Bouddhisme--Histoire.--Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān)<br/>Reliques--Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān)<br/>Art bouddhique--Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān)<br/>Art du Gāndhāra.<br/>RELIGION--Buddhism--History.<br/>Antiquities.<br/>Art, Gandhara.<br/>Buddhism.<br/>Buddhist art.<br/>Relics.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan)--Antiquities.<br/>Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān)xAntiquités.<br/>Asia--Gandhara.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ286  / .G35 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.30934