Salomon R. Ancient Buddhist scrolls from Gandhāra: The British Library Kharoṣṭhī fragments

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1999. — xx, 273 p. — ISBN 0-295-97768-X . — ISBN 0-295-97769-8.List of Illustrations
Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Preface
Note on the System of Transcription and Citation
Abbreviations
The Background: Gandhāra and Gandhāran Buddhism
Gandhara: Geographic Setting and Early History
Buddhism in Gandhāra
Textual Sources and the Modern Academic Study of Buddhism
Previous Discoveries of Early Buddhist Manuscripts and Their Significance for the Study of Buddhism
The British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments and Gandharan Buddhism: A Preview of the Potential Significance of the New Discovery
The Contents of the British Library Kharoṣṭhī Collection
General Description
Texts and Genres Represented in the Collection
Catalog of the Fragments
Summary of Original Scrolls or Scroll Sets
Summary of Scribal Hands
Previous Discoveries of Kharoṣṭhī Manuscripts
Kharosthi Manuscripts Found in Chinese Central Asia
Kharosthi Manuscripts Found in Afghanistan
Kharosthi Manuscripts from Other Regions or of Unknown Origin
Conclusions
Origin and Character of the Collection
Physical Evidence
Textual Evidence: The “Likhidago” Interlinear Notations
Archeological Parallels
A “Buddhist Genizah”?
Additional Comments on the Interment of Manuscripts and Birch Bark Texts
Format, Material, and Construction of the Scrolls
The Large (Composite) Scrolls
Construction of the Smaller Texts
Observations on the Origin and Use of the Scroll Format
Scribal Materials and Techniques
Paleographic and Linguistic Features of the Gandharan Scrolls
The Gandhari Language and the Kharoṣṭhī Script
Paleographic Features
Orthographic Features
Phonological Features
Morphology and Syntax
Lexicon
General Remarks and Conclusions
The Date of the Manuscripts
Internal Evidence for Dating
Dating of the Pots and Their Inscriptions
Conclusions
Preliminary Evaluation of the New Corpus
Observations on the Contents of the New Corpus
Sectarian Considerations: The Dharmaguptaka Connection
Conclusions: A New View of Buddhism in Gandhāra
Inscribed Pots and Potsherds in the British Library Collection
Technical Description and Evaluation of the Pots and Potsherds (by Raymond Allchin)
Kharoṣṭhī Pot and Potsherd Inscriptions
The Inscribed Pots in the British Library Collection
The Inscribed Potsherds in the British Library Collection
Conclusions: The Functions of the Inscribed Pots
Glossary
References
Index