The articles collected in this volume, which were originally presented in the panels on art and epigraphy at the 12th World Sanskrit Conference in Helsinki, Finland, illustrate the depth, diversity and sophistication of recent studies in these subjects by scholars from several countries. The subjects treated include new archaeological and epigraphic discoveries, the relation between textual and iconographic traditions in both Hindu and Buddhist contexts, the historical and Cultural analysis of inscriptions, and the application of computer technology to the study of Indian paleography. The essays contained in this book cover a broad range of topics in terms of chronology, geography, and sectarian tradition.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adalbert J. Gail
Adalbert J. Gail born 11.8.1941 at Duren/Germany; promotion in Indology, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich 1968; curator Museum fur Indische Kunst Berlin 1972-1973;professor for Indian Art History, Free University Berlin 1974-2006; Dean of the Faculty of Ancient Studies FU Berlin 1989-1991, professor hospes at the Charles University Prague since 1995; Recent research projects: Sun worship in Nepal (2006/07), Naga worship in Angkor (2008/09).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gerd J.R. Mevissen
Gerd J.R. Mevissen, born 1953, studied Modern Architecture and Ancient Indian Art History at Berlin Universities.He worked from 1990 to 1995 as Lecturer of Indian Art History in the Institute of Indian Philology and Art History at the Free University Berlin, and from 2000 to 2002 as Assistant Curator at the Museum of Indian Art, Belin. He is editor of the journals Berliner Indologische Studien and Indo-Asiatische Zeitschrift, both published annually from Berlin, and has edited also a number of books and felicition volumes dealing with Indological subjects. He has published more than forty research papers on different aspects of Indian Art, Architecture and Iconography (Hindu, Buddhist, Jain).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Richard Salomon
Richard Salomon is Associate Professor of Sanskrit in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington. He is the author of numerous studies on Sanskrit and Prakrit language and literature, Indian epigraphy and paleography, and early Indian history. His publications include The Bridge to the Three Holy Cities (1984) and Early Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara: The British Library Kharosthi Fragments (forthcoming, 1999).
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