Gandharan Buddhist Reliquaries and Gandharan Buddhism | Richard Salomon

Hundreds of Buddhist reliquaries from the Gandhara region are held in public and private collections around the world. Besides their wide variety and visual appeal, the inscriptions on them reveal the nature of Buddhist devotion and filial piety in ancient Gandhara, while also serving as a principal source of information on the social and political history of the region. The illustrated lecture will present several representative and unusual specimens and explain their special significance.