The evolution of the Buddhistrakṣāgenre in the light of new evidence from Gandhāra: The *Manasvi-nāgarāja-sūtrafrom the Bajaur Collection of Kharoṣṭhī Manuscripts

Autor:	Ingo Strauch
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Literature History Vocabulary business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Buddhism Context (language use) Meaning (existential) business media_common
Zdroj:	Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, vol. 77, pp. 63-84
ISSN:	1474-0699 0041-977X
DOI:	10.1017/s0041977x14000044
Popis:	This article examines the *Manasvi-nāgarāja-sūtra,a unique text in therakṣāgenre of Buddhist literature dating to the early centuries of the common era. In addition to exploring special features of the vocabulary and meaning of this text, the article places the *Manasvi-nāgarāja-sūtrain the wider context of Buddhist textual and ritual practice in the first, second and third centuriesce.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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