A Gandhari Version of the Rhinoceros Sutra: British Library Kharosthi Fragment 5b

by Richard Salomon

Prominent in several Buddhist traditions, the Rhinoceros Sutra espouses the virtues of solitude, explaining the dangers of attachments, prescribing a solitary spiritual life, and discussing the nature of friends and friendship. British Library Fragment 5B is the remnant of a scroll that originally contained a complete text of the Rhinoceros Sutra. A Gandhari Version of the Rhinoceros Sutra examines in detail the literary and textual background...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295980354
• ISBN13: 9780295980355
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher