Gandharan Avadanas: British Library Kharosthi Fragments 1-3 and 21 and Supplementary Fragments A-C

by Timothy Lenz

The Gandharan Buddhist Texts series presents editions, translations, and studies of the British Library's unique collection of Buddhist manuscripts in the Gandhari language, dating from the first century AD. Gandharan Avadanas features editions and studies of five fragmentary scrolls containing collections of avadanas, or edifying stories. The manuscript fragments presented here comprise twenty-one avadanas that briefly summarize stories,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295990139
• ISBN13: 9780295990132
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 11.0"