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Gandhari language
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Gandhārī was an Indo-Aryan Prakrit language attested mainly in texts dated between the 3rd century BCE and 4th century CE in the region of Gandhāra, in the northwestern Indian subcontinent. The langua
Incomplete birchbark manuscript of the Dhammapada in Gandhari language and Kharoṣṭhī script acquired by the Dutreuil de Rhins mission (1891–1894) in Central Asia. End of the 1st century to 3rd century. Bibliothèque nationale de France
Incomplete birchbark manuscript of the Dhammapada in Gandhari language and Kharoṣṭhī script acquired by the Dutreuil de Rhins mission (1891–1894) in C
Kingdom of Khotan
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The Kingdom of Khotan, also called the Kingdom of Yutian, was an ancient Buddhist Saka kingdom located on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in the T
Gandhari language
…away as Luoyang and Anyang in eastern China. Gandhari served as an official language of the Kushan Empire and various central Asian kingdoms, including Khotan and Shanshan. It appears on coins, inscriptions and texts, notably the Gandhāran Buddhist texts. It is notable among the Prakrits for having some archaic…
Manuscript in Khotanese from Dandan Oilik, NE of Khotan. Now held in the British Library.
Manuscript in Khotanese from Dandan Oilik, NE of Khotan. Now held in the British Library.
A document from Khotan written in Khotanese Saka, part of the Eastern Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, listing the animals of the Chines
A document from Khotan written in Khotanese Saka, part of the Eastern Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, listing the animals of the Chinese zodiac in the cycle of predictions for people born in that year; ink on paper, early 9th century
Ruins of the Rawak Stupa outside of Hotan, a Buddhist site dated from the late 3rd to 5th century AD.
Ruins of the Rawak Stupa outside of Hotan, a Buddhist site dated from the late 3rd to 5th century AD.
Coin of Gurgamoya, king of Khotan. Khotan, 1st century AD. Obv: Kharosthi legend, "Of the great king of kings, king of Khotan, Gurgamoya. Rev: Chinese
Coin of Gurgamoya, king of Khotan. Khotan, 1st century AD. Obv: Kharosthi legend, "Of the great king of kings, king of Khotan, Gurgamoya. Rev: Chinese legend: "Twenty-four grain copper coin". British Museum