Abstract
Buddhist studies have come through a long way by the contributions of various disciplines
and also through their multidisciplinary approaches. However the region of Gujarat, the
north western state India, remained as an area which calls for more attention from
scholars and indicates great scope for research in Buddhist heritage. The testimony of
early existence of Buddhism in Gujarat is assigned to Girnar Rock Edict by Emperor
Asoka, while chronologically, Boriya stupa in Junnagadh is assigned to post Mauryan
times, followed by an yield of innumerable architectural evidences of consists of stupas
and rock cut caves established by Kshatrapas (100AD-400AD). Thus the time period
300BC-400AD stands as a noteworthy period of Buddhist heritage. The present paper is
an attempt to elucidate the Buddhist heritage of Gujarat from 300BC-400AD and is a
preliminary effort in generating data for multidisciplinary research in the field of
Buddhist studies of this region.
AMBIKA B. PATEL. (2016) Buddhist Heritage of Gujarat: An Account from 300BC400AD, Pakistan Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 1 .
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