Integrating archaeology, art history, numismatics, epigraphy, and textual sources, this is the first book to adopt a truly interdisciplinary approach to the study of Gandharan Buddhism. Contributioins articulate the nature of Gandharan Buddhism, its practices and relatinship with other regions, and the significance of the relic tradition. Pia Brancaccio is professor of art history at Temple University. Kurt Behrendt is professor of art history at the College of New Jersey.