Gandhran Art in Its Buddhist Context

Gandhran Art in its Buddhist Context is the fifth set of papers from the workshops of the Classical Art Research Centres Gandhra Connections project. These selected studies revolve around perhaps the most fundamental topic of all for understanding Gandhran art: its religious contexts and meanings within ancient Buddhism. Addressing the responses of patrons and worshippers at the monasteries and shrines of Gandhra, these papers seek to understand more about why Gandhran art was made and what its iconographical repertoire meant to ancient viewers. The contributions from an array of international experts consider dedicatory practices in monasteries, the representation of Buddhas, and the lessons to be learned from some of the latest excavations and survey work in the region.