{"product_id":"gandharan-buddhist-reliquaries-david-jongeward-9780295992365","title":"Gandharan Buddhist Reliquaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eGandhara, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume combines art history, Buddhist history, ancient Indian history, archaeology, epigraphy, linguistics, and numismatics to clarify the significance and function of these reliquaries. The story begins with the Buddha's last days, his death and funerary arrangements, and the distribution of the cremated remains, which initiated a relic cult. Chapters describe Gandharan reliquary types and subgroups, the archaeological and historical significance of collections, and the paleographic and linguistic interpretation of the inscriptions on the reliquaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 400 reliquaries illustrated and surveyed are from museums and private collections in Pakistan, India, Japan, Europe, and North America. Stone is the primary material of construction, along with bronze, gold, and silver. Shapes range from spherical and cylindrical to miniature stupas, a configuration that provides valuable information about the history of this Buddhist monumental form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Jongeward, Elizabeth Errington, Richard Salomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295992360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295992365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 10.20w x 1.30d","brand":"David Jongeward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616338768127,"sku":"9780295992365","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eba44c3c-d181-4db1-90e1-b0c99a0fd511.jpg?v=1703019797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gandharan-buddhist-reliquaries-david-jongeward-9780295992365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}