The evolution of the Buddhist raka genre in the light of new evidence from Gandhara The Manasvi nagaraja sutra from the Bajaur Collection of Kharohi Manuscripts
This article examines the *Manasvi nagaraja sutra, a unique text in the raksa genre of Buddhist literature dating to the early centuries of the common era. In addition to exploring special features of the vocabulary and meaning of this text, the article places the *Manasvi nagaraja sutra in the wider context of Buddhist textual and ritual practice in the first, second and third centuries CE.