New Version of the Gandhari Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous-Birth Stories
British Library Kharosthi Fragments 16 + 25
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
Av Timothy Lenz
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2003-01-01
- Mått216 x 279 x undefined mm
- Vikt1 021 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieGandharan Buddhist TextsGandharan Buddhist TextsGandharan Buddhist TextsGandharan Buddhist TextsGandharan Buddhist TextsA New Version of the Gandhari Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous-Birth Stories
- Antal sidor296
- FörlagUniversity of Washington Press
- EAN9780295983080