A collection of stone reliquaries from Gandhara found their home in a museum in Munich. The paper presents the pieces and tries to outline the intercultural development which led to the use of incense containers for t... more abstract
Buddhism, Cultural History, Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Art, and Relics and Reliquaries
Deals with a donation around 500 CE of a bronze tub to a Sarvastivada monastery in Swat, presented by monks who seem to follow a non-monastic way of life.
Buddhism, Buddhist Studies, Mahayana Buddhism, and Epigraphy ( Brahmi
Translatoin of the 2012 paper in English on eras in ancient India.
Indian ancient history, Ancient India, and Ancient chronology
Kushan names and titles, often with Iranian origins, against Huna names and titles with their wide range of adaptations; a coin with clear legend of Vema takho (vima taktu), another one with a so far unknown ruling me... more abstract
Indian ancient history, Kushan history, Kushans, Kushan Coins, and Ancient Indian History
Text from a birch-bark manuscript from the 1st cent. AD from Gandhara, written in Kharoṣṭhī script, transliterated and presented with parallels from the Khotan Dharmapada (ed. Brough) and other relevant sources.
The legends on sherds from the archaeological site Tissamaharama in southern Sri Lanka are presented and their contents examined with regard to the composition of laypeople and Buddhist clerics from the late 3rd centu... more abstract
Buddhism, Archaeology, Theravada Buddhism, 14C dating (Archaeology), South indian epigraphy, and 2 more
Tries to differenciate between texts coming from Aśoka himself and texts phrased by his clergymen and texts not his own at all.
What did Aśoka present to the sacred site at the birthplace of the Buddha and what happened to his donations?
Buddhism, Buddhist Studies, Ancient Indian Archaeology, and Indian Epigraphy (Bramhi, Nagari, Persian and Old Kannada)
Reading of the legend on the pedestal of a statue in Mathura sandstone from the Museum at New Orleans
Buddhism, Indian Art, and Indian Epigraphy (Bramhi, Nagari, Persian and Old Kannada)
New reading of a legend on a bronze mask, with considerations about the nature of the god depicted.
Indian Art, Religion and Art, Sanskrit Studies, Sanskrit Aesthetics, Indian Philosophy, Indian Music, Dance and Arts, and Bronze Casting
A collection of stone reliquaries from Gandhara found their home in a museum in Munich. The paper presents the pieces and tries to outline the intercultural development which led to the use of incense containers for t... more abstract
Buddhism, Cultural History, Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Art, and Relics and Reliquaries
Deals with a donation around 500 CE of a bronze tub to a Sarvastivada monastery in Swat, presented by monks who seem to follow a non-monastic way of life.
Buddhism, Buddhist Studies, Mahayana Buddhism, and Epigraphy ( Brahmi
Translatoin of the 2012 paper in English on eras in ancient India.
Indian ancient history, Ancient India, and Ancient chronology
Kushan names and titles, often with Iranian origins, against Huna names and titles with their wide range of adaptations; a coin with clear legend of Vema takho (vima taktu), another one with a so far unknown ruling me... more abstract
Indian ancient history, Kushan history, Kushans, Kushan Coins, and Ancient Indian History
Text from a birch-bark manuscript from the 1st cent. AD from Gandhara, written in Kharoṣṭhī script, transliterated and presented with parallels from the Khotan Dharmapada (ed. Brough) and other relevant sources.
The legends on sherds from the archaeological site Tissamaharama in southern Sri Lanka are presented and their contents examined with regard to the composition of laypeople and Buddhist clerics from the late 3rd centu... more abstract
Buddhism, Archaeology, Theravada Buddhism, 14C dating (Archaeology), South indian epigraphy, and 2 more
Tries to differenciate between texts coming from Aśoka himself and texts phrased by his clergymen and texts not his own at all.
What did Aśoka present to the sacred site at the birthplace of the Buddha and what happened to his donations?
Buddhism, Buddhist Studies, Ancient Indian Archaeology, and Indian Epigraphy (Bramhi, Nagari, Persian and Old Kannada)
Reading of the legend on the pedestal of a statue in Mathura sandstone from the Museum at New Orleans
Buddhism, Indian Art, and Indian Epigraphy (Bramhi, Nagari, Persian and Old Kannada)
New reading of a legend on a bronze mask, with considerations about the nature of the god depicted.
Indian Art, Religion and Art, Sanskrit Studies, Sanskrit Aesthetics, Indian Philosophy, Indian Music, Dance and Arts, and Bronze Casting