Rhinoceros Sūtra · Gāndhārī witness · British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragment 5B
A named witness with a published text study.
Record reviewed 2026-11-05 ·
- Catalogue reference
- British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragment 5B
- Institution / route
- British Library · edition route via Washington
- Region / collection context
- South / Central Asia
- Language
- Gāndhārī
- Physical form
- Birch-bark scroll
- Translation evidence
- English edition located
- Access route
- Edition route
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What the record covers
Washington lists Richard Salomon’s 2000 edition of this Gāndhārī version.
Edition and translation
Richard Salomon, A Gāndhārī Version of the Rhinoceros Sūtra (2000).
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