Home » Forums » Chinese Buddhist Thought

Mahāyāna in Gandhari literature

Lecture 1 states "As yet, no traces of Mahāyāna Buddhism have been found in ancient Gandhari literature."

This doesn't match other sources which suggest that the recent finds from Gandhara contained both Mahayana and early schools literature:
• http://www.tricycle.com/feature/whose-buddhism-truest
• http://www.en.uni-muenchen.de/news/spotlight/2013_articles/buddhism.html

How to reconcile these conflicting pieces of information?

‹ Shen-ling and nirvana Chinese Buddhist Thought - Lecture 1 ›
#1Submitted by wpl on Fri, 08/23/2013 - 16:57.

Mahayana in Gandhari Literature

Denis, thank you for pointing out the new findings. The lecture notes were based on old information which is now outdated. We have deleted the paragraph from Lecture 1. Well done!

Wong Ping Ling.