Gandharan Text at the US Library of Congress May Rewrite the History of Buddhism

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Gandharan Text at the US Library of Congress May Rewrite the History of Buddhism

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Gandharan Text at the US Library of Congress May Rewrite the History of Buddhism

Gandharan Buddhist literature from the first and third centuries BCE, discovered in northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, continues to intrigue researchers. The text, which is held at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, represents the oldest writings discovered to date, and is considered the most senior among Indian manuscripts.

“This is a unique item because it is very old compared to similar manuscripts and, as such, it does bring us, historically speaking, relatively close to the lifetime of the Buddha,” Jonathan Loar, reference librarian in the Asian Division at the Library of Congress, said in a statement when the manuscripts were first made public two years ago. (CNN)

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