Sarnath has long been regarded as the place where the Buddha
preached his first sermon and established the Buddhist monastic
order. Excavations at Sarnath have yielded the foundations of
temples and monastic dwellings, two Buddhist reliquary mounds
(stupas), and some of the most important sculptures in the history
of Indian art. This volume offers the first critical examination of
the historic site. Frederick M. Asher provides a longue duree
(long-term) analysis of Sarnath-including the plunder, excavation,
and display of antiquities and the Archaeological Survey of India's
presentation-and considers what lies beyond the fenced-in excavated
area. His analytical history of Sarnath's architectural and
sculptural remains contains a significant study of the site's
sculptures, their uneven production, and their global distribution.
Asher also examines modern Sarnath, which is a living establishment
replete with new temples and monasteries that constitute a Buddhist
presence on the outskirts of Varanasi, the most sacred Hindu city.
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