Gandhara – The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan

There are three catalogues resulting from the 2008 exhibition on Gandhara – The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan. Legends, Monasteries and Paradise initiated by the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der BRD in Bonn, Germany. For the catalogue of this exhibition I was responsible for the selection of the authors and the content of their contributions. There also exists an English version of this catalogue, but this version was printed in a very low number and was never available on the market as such, although occasionally a copy can be found on the second hand market.

  • Exhibition catalogue: Gandhara – Das Buddhistische Erbe Pakistans. Legenden, Klöster Und Paradiese. Mainz – Bonn: Zabern – Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der BRD, 2008.
  • Exhibition Catalogue. Gandhara – The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan. Legends, Monasteries and Paradise. Mainz – Bonn: Zabern – Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der BRD, 2008.

A part of this exhibition has also been on display at the Asia Society in New York, which also published a catalogue including contributions to the original version. These contributions found in this catalogue are marked in bold.

  • Proser, Adriana, ed. 2011. The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan. Art of Gandhara. New York: Asia Society Museum.
Inhalt
  • I — Gandhara – Schmelztiegel der Kulturen / Gandhara – Melting Pot of Civilisations
    • Christian Luczanits
      Gandhara und seine Kunst / Gandhara and Its Art ... 16
    • Michael Jansen
      Gandhara – eine Kulturgeographie / The Cultural Geography of Gandhara ... 27
    • Fazal Dad Kakar
      Archäologische Forschung in der Region Gandhara vor und nach der Unabhängigkeit / Archeological Research in the Gandhara Region During the Pre- and Post-Independence Period ... 38
    • Joachim K. Bautze
      Die Entdeckung Gandharas / The Discovery of Gandhara... 44
    • Bernard Andreae
      Alexander der Große und sein asiatisches Erbe / Alexander the Great and His Asian Legacy ... 50
  • II — Der Weg nach Gandhara / Setting the Stage
    • Pierfrancesco Callieri
      Die archäologischen Grundlagen / The Archaeological Basis ... 58
    • Joe Cribb
      Die Chronologie Gandharas anhand der Münzen / Coins and the Chronology of Gandhara ... 64
    • Harry Falk
      Zeitrechnung in Gandhara / Gandharan Eras ... 70
    • Christian Luczanits
      Der frühe Buddhismus und Gandhara / Early Buddhism and Gandhara ... 72
    • Jessie Pons
      Die Steinpaletten von Gandhara / Gandharan Trays ... 78
    • Elizabeth Rosen Stone
      Die Adaption westlicher Motive in der Kunst von Gandhara / The Adaptation of Western Motifs in the Art of Gandhara ... 80
    • Ausgestellte Werke Kat.Nr. / Exhibited Objects Cat.no. 1–61 ... 86
  • III — Gandharas Götter / Gandhara's Gods
    • Doris Meth Srinivasan
      Viele Kulturen, viele Götter / Many Cultures, Many Gods ... 116
    • Joe Cribb
      Das Pantheon der Kushana-Könige / The Kushan Pantheon ... 122
    • Anna Maria Quagliotti
      In den Buddhismus integrierte Gottheiten / Deities Integrated into Buddhism ... 126
    • Doris Meth Srinivasan
      Hindu-Gottheiten in der Kunst von Gandhara / Hindu Deities in Gandharan Art ... 130
    • Ausgestellte Werke Kat.Nr. / Exhibited Objects Cat.no. 62–113 ... 135
  • IV — Buddhismus in Gandhara / Buddhism in Gandhara
    • Claudine Bautze-Picron
      Der Buddha und seine Symbole / The Buddha and his Symbols ... 164
    • Shoshin Kuwayama
      Der Stupa in Gandhara / The Stupa in Gandhara ... 170
    • Claudine Bautze-Picron
      Das Bild des Buddha / The Image of the Buddha ... 179
    • Martina Stoye
      Das Leben des Buddha in der Gandhara-Kunst / The Life of the Buddha in Gandharan Art ... 184
    • Abdul Samad
      Buddhistische Reliquiare aus Gandhara / Buddhist Reliquaries from Gandhara ... 191
    • Martina Stoye
      Der Lebenszyklus des Buddha / The Life Cycle of the Buddha ... 193
    • Anna Filigenzi
      Skulpturen aus dem Swattal / Sculptures from Swat ... 197
    • Ausgestellte Werke Kat.Nr. / Exhibited Objects Cat.no. 114–187 ... 200
  • V — Buddhismus im Wandel / The Changing Face of Buddhism
    • Juhyung Rhi
      Der Buddhismus im Wandel / Changing Buddhism ... 242
    • Christian Luczanits
      Der Bodhisattva und künftige Buddha Maitreya / The Bodhisattva and the Future Buddha Maitreya ... 249
    • Juhyung Rhi
      Komplexe Stelen: Großes Wunder, Paradies oder göttliche Erscheinung? / Complex Steles: Great Miracle, Paradise, or Theophany? ... 254
    • Harry Falk
      Epigraphische Dokumente in Gandhara / Epigraphic Documents in Gandhara ... 260
    • Ingo Strauch
      Buddhistische Handschriften aus Gandhara / Buddhist Manuscripts from Gandhara ... 263
    • Christian Luczanits
      Mannigfache Buddhas / Multiple Buddhas ... 266
    • Martina Stoye
      Garuḍa und Ganymed / Ganymede and Garuḍa ... 268
    • Ausgestellte Werke Kat.Nr. / Exhibited Objects Cat.no. 188–210 ... 270
  • VI — Städte und Klöster / Cities and Monasteries
    • Michael Jansen
      Stadt und Kloster / Town and Monastery ... 282
    • Luca Maria Olivieri
      Fallstudie Swat: Die Stadt Barikot und ihr Umfeld / The Swat Case Study: Barikot and Its Environs ... 294
    • Anna Filigenzi
      Buddhistische Kunst im sozialen Kontext / Buddhist Art in Its Social Context ... 298
    • Muhammad Ashraf Khan & Mahmood-ul-Hasan
      Eine neue Entdeckung im Taxilatal / A New Discovery in the Taxila Valley ... 302
    • Koizumi Yoshihide
      Die Funde von Zar Dheri / The Finds from Zar Dheri ... 308
    • Christian Luczanits
      Kunst und Architektur / Art and Architecture ... 314
    • Christian Luczanits
      Stuck und Ton ... / Stucco and Clay ... 318
    • Ausgestellte Werke Kat.Nr. / Exhibited Objects Cat.no. 211–278 ... 321
  • VII — Gandharas Erbe / Gandhara's Legacy
    • Harald Hauptmann
      Felsbildkunst am Oberen Indus / Rock Art in the Upper Indus Region ... 352
    • Ausgestellte Werke Kat.Nr. / Exhibited Objects Cat.no. 279–292 ... 358