Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:manuscript
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Indo-Greek_Kingdom
gptkb:Kushan_Empire Greco-Buddhist culture |
| gptkbp:contentType |
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Sutras Buddhist scripture |
| gptkbp:date |
1st century BCE to 3rd century CE
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Pakistan |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gāndhārī Buddhist texts
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
evidence of Buddhist textual transmission
insight into early Buddhist schools crucial for early Buddhist textual history evidence of linguistic diversity in early Buddhism source for comparative Buddhist studies |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Gāndhārī
|
| gptkbp:material |
birch bark
palm leaf |
| gptkbp:notableCollection |
Schøyen Collection
Senior Manuscript Collection British Library Gandhāran Buddhist Manuscripts |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:Dharmapada
gptkb:Aṣṭasāhasrikā_Prajñāpāramitā_Sūtra Udānavarga Anavataptagāthā Ekottarikāgama Pratītyasamutpāda Sūtra Rhinoceros Sutra Saṃyuktāgama |
| gptkbp:notableProject |
Gandhari.org
|
| gptkbp:preservedIn |
gptkb:British_Library
Private collections Norwegian Schøyen Collection |
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Gandhāra
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Buddhist scripture
Sanskrit Buddhist texts |
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Buddhism
|
| gptkbp:script |
Kharoṣṭhī
|
| gptkbp:significance |
oldest surviving Buddhist manuscripts
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:Mark_Allon
gptkb:Richard_Salomon Timothy Lenz Andrew Glass Stefan Baums |
| gptkbp:writingSystem |
Kharoṣṭhī script
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Prakrit_Buddhist_texts
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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