University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections6329Salomon, Richard, 1948-Richard G. Salomon
papers1974-20169.9 cubic feet (9 boxes including CDs and floppy
disks)Collection materials are in
English.Papers of a
University of Washington Professor of Asian Languages and Literature whose
research focuses on early Buddhist studies in South Asia, primarily
IndiaRichard G. Salomon joined the University of Washington as an Assistant
Professor of Asian Languages and Literature in 1981, advancing to an Associate
Professor in 1986, then a Professor in 1994 within the same field. He received
his Ph.D. in Sanskrit (with distinction) at the University of Pennsylvania in
1975. His research focuses on early Buddhist studies in South Asia, primarily
India, and he is considered a leading scholar in this field. Since his Ph.D.,
Salomon has published over 130 documents. His most renowned work is on the
Gandhāran Buddhist texts, the oldest Buddhist manuscripts ever discovered,
which date from the 1st century B.C.E. to the 3rd century C.E. One of the birch
bark manuscripts was acquired by the University of Washington Libraries in
2002, and has contributed to the ongoing Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project
shared with the British Library. Recent accomplishments include his election
for President of the American Oriental Society (April, 2014), being selected to
hold the William P. and Ruth Gerberding University Professorship after
recognition of “exceptional contributions and accomplishment” within his field
(July, 2015), and the Puget Sound Association of Phi Beta Kappa awarding
Salomon with the Humanities Achievement Award for research of the Gandhāran
manuscripts (2016). Prior to his Ph.D., Salomon achieved a B.A. in Oriental
Studies with a minor in Religion at Columbia University in 1970.
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 6329-001, Richard G. Salomon papers,
1974-2012
- Accession No. 6329-002, Richard G. Salomon papers,
1981-2016
Materials include Ph.D. dissertation notebooks, correspondences, and
research notes (1974-2016) that contributed to Salomon’s published articles on
early Buddhism.
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Accession No. 6329-001: Richard G. Salomon papers, 1974-20126.88 cubic feet (6 boxes)Scope and Content: Included in this collection are Ph.D. dissertation notebooks,
correspondences, and a large number of notes that contributed to Salomon’s
published articles, spanning from 1975-2012. Many drafts are present. The
subjects of work within the collection range from Sanskrit translations to
linguistics and inscription studies with the occasional literary or historical
analysis that would mostly become published articles in various international
journals. Throughout the files are photographs, slides, and floppy discs that
include further information on the topics at hand.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access for paper-based materials. No user
access copy is available for floppy disks and CDs. Users may be able to obtain
a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more
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16329-001Dissertation Notebooks 1-6Undated16329-001CorrespondencesUndatedGeneral Notes: Obituary present
16329-001The Samanya-Praghattaka of Narrayana Bhatta's
Tristhalisetu: Critical Edition and Translation (Part 1 Correction Copy
1)197516329-001The Samanya-Praghattaka of Narrayana Bhatta's
Tristhalisetu: Critical Edition and Translation (Part 2 Correction Copy
1)197516329-001The Samanya-Praghattaka of Narrayana Bhatta's
Tristhalisetu: Critical Edition and Translation (Part 1 Correction Copy
3)197516329-001Book Notes (Part 1 Correction Copy 3)197516329-001The Samanya-Praghattaka of Narrayana Bhatta's
Tristhalisetu: Critical Edition and Translation (Part 2 Correction Copy
3)197516329-001Film Undated16329-001India Office Library FilmUndated3 Containers16329-001Notes For Mīmāmsā GlossaryUndated26329-001TSS Notes 1Undated26329-001TSS Notes 2Undated36329-001"Ancient India : Peace Within and War Without." In Kurt
A. Raaflaub, ed., War and Peace in the Ancient World (Oxford: Blackwell, 2007;
The Ancient World: Comparative Histories 1), pp. 53-65 (Part 1)2002General Notes: Includes floppy disc
36329-001"Ancient India : Peace Within and War Without." In Kurt
A. Raaflaub, ed., War and Peace in the Ancient World (Oxford: Blackwell, 2007;
The Ancient World: Comparative Histories 1), pp. 53-65 (Part 2)200236329-001"An Ancient Indian Diplomatic Dispute." Adyar Library
Bulletin (ALB) 51 (1987): 71-9198736329-001"New Biographical Data on Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa of Benares."
In Samaresh Bandyopadhyay, ed., Ācārya-vandanā (D.R. Bhandarkar Birth
Centennial Volume) (Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 1984), pp.
326-36.198436329-001"British Museum Stone Inscription of the Tripurī
Kalacuri Prince Valleka." Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 39 (1996): 133-61.
1996General Notes: Includes photographs, slides
36329-001"The Buddhist Sanskrit of Aśvaghoṣa's Saundarananda."
Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 27 (1983):
97-112.198336329-001"Calligraphy in Ancient India." In Frederick M. Asher
and G.S. Gai, eds., Indian Epigraphy: Its Bearing on Art History (New Delhi:
Oxford and & IBH, 1985), pp. 3-7 + plates 1-8.1985General Notes: Includes film negatives and photos
36329-001"Daily Life in Ancient Mathurā." In Doris Meth
Srinivasan, ed., Mathura: The Cultural Heritage (New Delhi: American Institute
of Indian Studies, 1989), pp. 39-45.1989General Notes: Includes photos
36329-001[Articles in Reference Works and Encyclopedias 1-4].
Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner (London: Macmillan, 1996): "Indian
Epigraphy", vol. 13 pp. 198-199; "Indian Calendars," 13: 199-200;
"Paramāras,” 24: 102; “Rāṣṭrakūṭas," 26: 4.1996General Notes: Includes floppy disc titled 'Articles for Dictionary of Art'
36329-001"Epigraphy." In Frederick M. Asher, ed., Art of India:
Prehistory to the Present (Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2003), pp.
271-82.2003General Notes: Includes floppy disc titled 'Epigraphy in South Asia,'
photograph negatives, and private information on Dr. Salomon (Social Security
No.)
36329-001[Articles in Reference Works and Encyclopedias 7]. Great
Literature of the Eastern World, ed. Ian P. McGreal (New York: HarperCollins,
1996): "Deeds of the Buddha (Ashvaghosha)" (pp. 206-09) and "Treasury of
Well-Turned Verse (Vidyākara)" (pp. 226-30).199636329-001"Indian Tīrthas in Southeast Asia." In Hans Bakker,
ed., The History of Sacred Places in India as Reflected in Traditional
Literature. Papers on Pilgrimage in South Asia (Panels of the VIIth World
Sanskrit Conference, vol.III. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1990), pp. 160-76 (Parts 1-2)
199036329-001"The Kṣatrapas and Mahākṣatrapas of India.” Wiener
Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 18 (1974): 5-25 (Parts
1-2)197436329-001"Kṣemendra as Satirist: A New Look at the Deśopadeśa."
Acta Orientalia 44 (1983): 11-32.198336329-001"Legal and Symbolic Significance of the 'Menstrual
Pollution' of Rivers." In Richard W. Lariviere, ed., Studies in Dharmaśāstra
(Calcutta: Firma KLM, 1983), pp.153-78.198336329-001"Like Father, Like Son: Poetic Strategies in ‘The Middle
Brother’ (Madhyama-vyāyoga) attributed to Bhāsa.” Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 53
(2010): 1-22. (Parts 1-3)201036329-001"A Linguistic Analysis of the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad." Wiener
Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 25 (1981): 91-105. 198136329-001"A Linguistic Analysis of the Praśna Upaniṣad." Wiener
Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 35 (1991): 47-74. (Parts
1-2)1991General Notes: Includes floppy disc titled 'PRASNA ART'
36329-001"Linguistic Variability in Sanskrit." In Colette
Caillat, ed., Dialectes dans les littératures indo-aryennes (Paris: Collège de
France, 1989 [Publications de l'Institut de Civilisation Indienne.]), pp.
275-94. (Parts 1-3)198946329-001"More New Inscriptions from Mundesvari." In B.N.
Mukherjee et al., eds., Sri Dinesacandrika: Shri D.C. Sircar Festschrift
(Delhi: Sundeep Prakashan, 1983), pp.73-8 + plates 1-7.198346329-001"More on the Rajghat Shell Character Seal." Journal of
the Epigraphical Society of India 9 (1982): 26-8.198246329-001"A New Fragment of the Kaṭhinavastu of the
Sarvāstivādavinaya." JAOS 108 (1988): 539-44. 1988General Notes: Includes photographs
46329-001"New Inscriptional Evidence for the History of the
Aulikaras of Mandasor." Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 32 (1989): 1-36. (Part
One)1989General Notes: Includes photographs and negatives
46329-001"New Inscriptional Evidence for the History of the
Aulikaras of Mandasor." Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 32 (1989): 1-36. (Part
Two)198946329-001"New Inscriptions from the Muṇḍeśvarī Temple." Journal
of the Bihar Research Society 62 (1976): 104-8.197646329-001"Niya xinchude ijian qulu wenshu" (A New Kharoṣṭhī
Document from Niya). Xinjian shehui kexue (Social Sciences in Xinjiang) l986
no. 3 (June 1985-86): 82-7. 1985-6General Notes: Includes photographs, slides, and negatives
46329-001"New Manuscript Sources for the Study of Gandhāran
Buddhism." In Pia Brancaccio and Kurt Behrendt, eds., Gandhāran Buddhism:
Archaeology, Art, Texts (Asian Religions and Society Series; Vancouver: UBC
Press, 2006), pp. 135-47.2006General Notes: Includes floppy disc titled 'New Manuscript Sources for the
Study of Gandhāran Buddhism'.
46329-001"New Śaṅkhalipi (Shell Character) Inscriptions."
Studien zur Indologie und Iranistik (StII) 11/12 (1986): 109-58.198646329-001"A Ninth Century Umāmaheśvara Image." Artibus Asiae 50
(1990): 148-55. (With Michael D. Willis.)1990General Notes: Includes photographs
46329-001"A Note on the Use of Preverbs in Old Persian." Journal
of the American Oriental Society (JAOS) 94 (1974): 22-3.197446329-001"Notes on the Translation of Kalhaṇa's Rājatarangiṇī
(I-IV)." Berliner Indologische Studien 3 (1987): 149-79.198746329-001"Observations on the Reliquary Slab Inscription of
Gomitra." Annual Report of the International Research Institute for Advanced
Buddhology at Soka University 12 (2009): 7-19.200946329-001"On Drawing Socio-linguistic Distinctions in Old
Indo-Aryan: The Question of "Kṣatriya Sanskrit' and Related Problems." In
George Erdosy, ed., The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia: Language, Material
Culture and Ethnicity (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter 1995 199546329-001"On the Origin of the Early Indian Scripts" [review
article on O. von Hinüber, Der Beginn der Schrift und frühe Schriftlichkeit in
Indien, Harry Falk, Schrift im alten Indien: Ein Literaturbericht mit
Anmerkungen, etc.]. Journal of the American Oriental Society (JAOS) 115 (1995):
271-9.199546329-001"On the Original Language of the Rāmāyaṇa." WZKS 29
(1985): 57-68. (Parts 1-2)198546329-001"The Original Language of the Karpūra-mañjarī."
Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZDMG) 132 (1982):
119-41.198246329-001"Preliminary Report on the Shell Inscriptions." Part I,
Journal of Ancient Indian History 11 (1977-8), Supplement, pp.1-32; Part II, 12
(l978-9), Supplement, pp. 33-65. [Also published as a separate monograph under
the title Shell Inscriptions.]1978-946329-001"Progress toward Decipherment of the Shell
Inscriptions." Adyar Library Bulletin (ALB) 46 (1982): 93-l72.198246329-001"Radiocarbon Dating of Kharoṣṭhī Fragments from the
Schøyen and Senior Manuscript Collections." In Jens Braarvig, ed., Buddhist
Manuscripts. Volume III (Oslo: Hermes Publishing, 2006; Manuscripts in the
Schøyen Collection), pp. 279-91. (With Mark Allon, Geraldine Jacobsen, and Ugo
Zoppi.)200646329-001"A Recent Claim to Decipherment of the Shell
Inscriptions." Journal of the American Oriental Society (JAOS) 107 (1987):
313-5.1987General Notes: Includes photographs
46329-001"The Rededication of Buddhist Reliquaries: A Clue to the
Interpretation of Problematic Kharoṣṭhī Inscriptions." In Raymond Allchin and
Bridget Allchin, eds., South Asian Archaeology 1995. Proceedings of the 13th
Conference of the European Association of 199746329-001"Re-identification of the Coin of the Kshatrapa
Toraṇaḍāsa." Journal of the Numismatic Society of India 37 (1975):
147-9.197556329-001"Response to P.L. Gupta's Review," Acta Orientalia 41
(1980): 69-70.1980General Notes: Includes photographs
56329-001"A Shell Character Inscription on a Seal from Rajghat
(Varanasi)." Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India 7 (1980):
6-7.198056329-001"The Śivarājarājyābhiṣekakalpataru: A Sanskrit Text on
Śivājī." Journal of the Oriental Institute (Baroda) 28 (1979): 70-89.
1979General Notes: Includes photographs
56329-001"Some Principles and Patterns of Script Change." In
Stephen D. Houston, ed., The Shape of Script (Santa Fe: School for Advanced
Research Press, 2012), pp. 119-33. (Part One)2012General Notes: Includes disc titled 'Some Principles and Patterns of Script
Change'
56329-001"Some Principles and Patterns of Script Change." In
Stephen D. Houston, ed., The Shape of Script (Santa Fe: School for Advanced
Research Press, 2012), pp. 119-33. (Part Two)201256329-001"Some Principles and Patterns of Script Change." In
Stephen D. Houston, ed., The Shape of Script (Santa Fe: School for Advanced
Research Press, 2012), pp. 119-33. (Part Three)201256329-001"The Śvetāśvatara and the Nāsadīya: Vedic Citations in a
Śaiva Upaniṣad." Adyar Library Bulletin (ALB) 50 (1986): 165-78.198656329-001"The Three Cursed Rivers of the East, and their
Significance for the Historical Geography of Ancient India." Adyar Library
Bulletin (ALB) 42 (1978): 32-60.197856329-001"Tīrtha-pratyāmnāyāḥ: Ranking of Hindu Pilgrimage Sites
in Classical Sanskrit Texts." Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen
Gesellschaft (ZDMG) 129 (1979): 102-28.197956329-001"Traditional Concepts of Tīrtha and Yātrā as Reflected
in the Smṛti Literature." In Pranabananda Jash, ed., Religion and Society in
Ancient India (Sudhakar Chattopadhyay Commemoration Volume) (Calcutta: Roy
& Chaudhuri, 1984), pp. 327-32. 198456329-001"Translation and Interpretation of the Kusumā
Inscription." In Frederick M. Asher and G.S. Gai, eds., Indian Epigraphy: Its
Bearing on Art History (New Delhi: Oxford and & IBH, 1985), pp.
111-14.198556329-001"Two New Fragments of Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts from
Central Asia." Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
(JIABS) 11 (1988): 141-153. (With Collett Cox.)1988General Notes: Includes photographs
56329-001"Typological Observations on the Indic Script Group and
its Relationship to other Alphasyllabaries." Studies in the Linguistic
Sciences 30 (2000): 87-103. (Reprinted, with minor revisions, in P.G. Patel,
Pramod Pandey, and Dilip Rajgor, The Indic Script: 2007General Notes: Includes floppy disc titled 'Typological Observations on the
Indic Script Group.'
56329-001"The Ukti-vyakti-prakaraṇa as a Manual of Spoken
Sanskrit." Indo-Iranian Journal (IIJ) 24 (1982): 13-25.198256329-001"An Unusual Grammatical Pun in a Rāṣṭrakūṭa
Inscription." In Kalyan Kumar Charkavarty, ed., The Bounteous Tree: Treasures
in Indian Art and Culture (Homage to Dr. H.V. Trivedi) (Delhi: Sharada
Publishing House, 1997), pp. I.143-4.199756329-001"Undeciphered Scripts of South Asia." In Jayanta
Chakrabarty and D.C. Bhattacharya, eds., Aspects of Indian Art and Culture:
S.K. Saraswati Commemoration Volume (Calcutta: Ṛddhi-India, 1983), pp. 201-12 +
figs. 50-55.1983"The Viṣṇu Purāṇa as a Specimen of Vernacular
Sanskrit." Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens (WZKS) 30 (1986):
39-56.198656329-001"When is a Riddle Not a Riddle? Some Comments on
Riddling and Related Poetic Devices in Classical Sanskrit" (Parts
1-2)199556329-001"Western Kṣatrapa and Related Coins." American
Numismatic Society Museum Notes 22 (1977): 95-134 + plates 19-22.197756329-001"Whatever Happened to Kharoṣṭhī? The Fate of a Forgotten
Indic Script." In John Baines, John Bennet, and Stephen Houston, eds., The
Disappearance of Writing Systems: Perspectives on Literacy and Communication
(London and Oakville CT: Equinox Publishing, 22008General Notes: Includes floppy disc titled 'Whatever Happened to Kharoṣṭhī?'
and three discs titled 'Whatever Happened to Kharoṣṭhī?', 'Oxford 3/2004' and
'Oxford 3/2004 back up.'
56329-001[Reference Works and Encyclopedias 5-6]. The World's
Writing Systems, ed. Peter T. Daniels and William Bright (New York: Oxford
University Press, 1996): "South Asian Writing Systems: Introduction" (pp.
371-2) and "Brāhmī and Kharoṣṭhī" (pp. 373-83). 199656329-001Correspondences 1979-801979-80General Notes: Includes photograph
56329-001Correspondences 1983-88 (Parts 1-2)1983-88General Notes: Includes photographs
56329-001Correspondences 1988-89-Jerusalem1988-8956329-001Correspondences 1989-901989-9056329-001Correspondences 1990-91 (Parts 1-2)1990-9166329-001Correspondences 1991-921991-9266329-001Correspondences 1992-931992-9366329-001Correspondences 1993-941993-94General Notes: Includes photographs of ring
Correspondences 1993-941993-94General Notes: Includes removable adhesive putty molds and photographs
66329-001Correspondences 1994-951994-9566329-001Correspondences 1995-961995-96General Notes: Includes photos of cup and a slide
66329-001Correspondences 1996-971996-97General Notes: Includes photo of 'Golden Stupa' and inscription photographs
66329-001Correspondences 1997-981997-98General Notes: Includes inscription photographs
66329-001Correspondences 1998-991998-9966329-001Correspondences 1999-20001999-2000General Notes: Includes photographs
66329-001Correspondences 2000-06 (Parts 1-2)2000-06General Notes: Includes inscription photographs
66329-001Correspondences K.R. Norman and E. Gerow
(1987-99)1987-99Accession No. 6329-002: Richard G. Salomon papers, 1981-20163.02 cubic feet (3 boxes including 8 CDs and 1
floppy disk)Scope and Content: Materials include research notes, transcriptions, correspondence,
photographs, and film negatives for Richard G. Salomon's published works on
early Buddhist studies.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access for paper-based materials. No user
access copy is available for floppy disks and CDs. Users may be able to obtain
a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more
information.
Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact University of Washington
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Acquisition Info: Donated by Richard Salomon, 2024-04-23
16329-002"Gandhari Manuscripts of the Songs of Lake Anavatapta"
Volume 120072 folders16329-002"Gandhari Manuscripts of the Songs of Lake Anavatapta"
Volume 2approximately 2000s2 folders16329-002"Gandhari Manuscripts of the Songs of Lake Anavatapta"
Volume 320073 folders16329-002Anavatapta-Gatha Introductionundated16329-002Anavatapta-Gatha General Notes200016329-002Anavatapta-Gatha Full Text (Old)199516329-002Senior Scroll 142003-20072 folders16329-002Pindola-Bhadvaja200416329-002Nandika200516329-002Vagisa2001-200716329-002Tibetanundated16329-002Paleographyundated16329-002Chinese Textsundated16329-002Sanskrit Textsundated16329-002Nanda200116329-002Kotivimsa200216329-002Sumanas/Kusuma200216329-002Phonology200416329-002Morphology2003-200416329-002Yasas Introduction Notes2003-200726329-002"Fragments of an Ekottarikagama Manuscript in Gandhari"
Volume 12008-201326329-002"Fragments of an Ekottarikagama Manuscript in Gandhari"
Volume 22012-20132 folders26329-002"Fragments of an Ekottarikagama Manuscript in Gandhari"
Volume 32012-20162 folders26329-002"Learning the ABC's in Buddhist India and Central Asia"
Notes1995-19962 folders26329-002"Gandhari in the Worlds of India, Iran and Central Asia"
Notes1993-20042 folders26329-002"Writing Systems of Indo-Aryan Languages"
Notes1996-200626329-002"Three Kharosthi Reliquary Inscriptions in the Institute
of Silk Road Studies" Notes200326329-002"Two New Kharosthi Documents from Central Asia"
Notes1986-198826329-002 "Recent Discoveries of Early Buddhist Manuscripts and
their Implications for the History of Buddhist Texts and Canons"
Notes200326329-002"A Kharosthi Inscription on a Silver Jug"
Notes1989-199026329-002"The Inscription of Senavarma, King of Odi"
Notes1981-198726329-002"An Unwieldy Canon: Observations on Some Distinctive
Features of Canon Formation in Buddhism" Notes2004-201136329-002Varmasena Inscription Reconstruction20021 CD36329-002Khotan Senior 1920041 CD36329-002"Recent Discoveries of Early Buddhist Manuscripts and
Their Implications for the history of Buddhist Texts and Canons"20031 floppy disk36329-002ASG's Reconstruction of AG-GBC20051 CD36329-002Schoyen EA Images2012-20132 CDs36329-002Varmasena Inscription20031 CD36329-002From Photographs Varmasena Inscription Part
1undated1 CD36329-002From Photographs Varmasena Inscription Part
2undated1 CD36329-002Kharathi Inscription on a Stone Bull in LA County
Museum1993-1996Scope and Content: Includes photographs.
36329-002"Two New Kharosthi Documents from Central Asia"
Notes2002-2003Scope and Content: Includes photographs and film negatives.
36329-002"Five Kharosthi Inscriptions" Notes1994-1997Scope and Content: Includes film negatives.
36329-002Photographs and Film Negativesapproximately 2000s36329-002Narthang Kanjur Notesundated