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Examines in detail the complete text of the Rhinoceros Sutra found in the British Library’s Kharosthi scrolls--the oldest Buddhist texts ever found.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables

Acknowledgments

Gandharan Buddhist Texts: Series Introduction

List of Abbreviations

PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS

1.The Rhinoceros Sutra

2. The Text of Gandhari Rhinoceros Sutra

3. The Uddana

4. Comparison of the Pali, Sanskrit, and Gandhari Versions of the Rhinoceros Sutra

5. Paleography and Orthography (sections 5.1-5.8 by Andrew Glass)

6. Phonology

7. Morphology

PART 2: TRANSCRIBED TEXT WITH TRANSLATION

PART 3: ANNOTATED TEXT, TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY

Appendix 1: Readings of Unlocated Fragments

Appendix 2: Concordance of Gandhari, Pali, and Sanskrit Texts of the Rhinoceros Sutra

Appendix 3: Texts of the Pali and Sanskrit Versions of the Rhinoceros Sutra

Appendix 4: Edition of British Library Fragment 5A

References

Word Index

About the Author

Richard Salomon is professor of Sanskrit in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington and director of the University of Washington Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project. He is the author of Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara.