Early Buddhist literature

Summary

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Mark Allon teaches Sanskrit and other ancient languages of South Asia (Pali and Gandhari) and Buddhist and Asian studies. His primary research interests are the composition and transmission of early Buddhist literature, the ways in which texts have been used by Buddhist communities, and the Indic languages of early Buddhist texts (Pali, Gandhari, Sanskrit).

Supervisor

Associate Professor Mark Allon.

Research location

Asian Studies, School of Languages and Cultures (SLC)

Program type

Masters/PHD

Synopsis

Research interests

Early Buddhist literature, particularly of the ‘Mainstream’ schools, preserved in Pali, Gandhari, Prakrit, Buddhist Sanskrit and Chinese
Recent discoveries of Buddhist manuscripts from Afghanistan and Pakistan, particularly those in the Gandhari language
Buddhism in South, Southeast Asia and Central Asia, with a special interest in ancient Gandhara
Buddhist Sanskrit and the Middle Indo-Aryan languages, particularly Pali and Gandhari

Supervision

Pali, Gandhari, and Sanskrit
Buddhist literature
Buddhism in South, South-east and Central Asia
Buddhist thought and practice
Buddhist art

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 450