Gandharan Buddhist Reliquaries

by Richard Salomon, David Jongeward, Elizabeth Errington

Gandhara, the ancient name for the region around modern Peshawar in northern Pakistan, was of pivotal importance in the production of Buddhist texts and art in the first centuries CE. Since the mid-nineteenth century, excavations of Gandharan monastery sites have revolutionized the study of early Buddhism. Among the treasures unearthed are hundreds of reliquaries--containers housing relics of the Buddha.

This volume combines art history,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295992360
• ISBN13: 9780295992365
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 4.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.2" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher