TY - BOOK AU - Behrendt,Kurt A. AU - Brancaccio,Pia TI - Gandhāran Buddhism: archaeology, art, and texts T2 - Asian religions and society series SN - 9780774855037 AV - BQ286 .G35 2006eb U1 - 294.30934 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Vancouver [B.C.] PB - UBC Press KW - Buddhism KW - Gandhara (Pakistan and Afghanistan) KW - History KW - Relics KW - Buddhist art KW - Art, Gandhara KW - Bouddhisme KW - Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān) KW - Histoire KW - Reliques KW - Art bouddhique KW - Art du Gāndhāra KW - RELIGION KW - bisacsh KW - Antiquities KW - fast KW - Gāndhāra (Pākistān et Afghānistān)xAntiquités KW - Asia KW - Gandhara KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; ""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 Buddhaâ€?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 Kaniskaâ€?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""; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=385375 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=385375 ER -