Khyentse Foundation, Nov. 10, 2022; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
The golden face of the Scythian Prince Siddhartha, the Buddha (Mes Aynak, Afghanistan) |
The Goodman Lectures: Buddhism in Ancient Gandhara and Recent Manuscript Discoveries
Several major collections of Buddhist manuscripts from ancient Buddhist Gandhara (present-day northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan [both of which were parts of India before Partition in 1947]) have come to light over the past three decades.
The oldest of these are the Gandhari [language] manuscripts, which date from approximately the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE, making them the earliest Buddhist manuscripts yet found.
After a historical survey of Buddhism in Gandhara (Central Asia), including local artistic innovations and the importance of the region in the spread of Buddhism to Central Asia and China, this lecture highlights:
- recent manuscript discoveries,
- the impact they are having on our understanding of Buddhism,
- the new technologies that make collaboration and digital repatriation possible.
The views expressed in the Goodman Lectures are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Khyentse Foundation.
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