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In 1994,the British Library received 29 pieces of birch bark scroll written in Kharosthī script from an anonymous donor.It is highly likely that the fragments come from Hadda,in the eastern area of modern Afghanistan.Back then,these birch bark manuscripts were immediately recognized as a new hoard of Gāndhārī Buddhist manuscripts,whose value and significance were self-evident.In order to explore the wealth of ancient Buddhist literature of Northwestern India,the University of Washington formally started the Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project (EBMP) at the British Library's invitation since September 1996.The main aim of this project is deciphering and analyzing systematically the manuscripts in the British Library collection.The outstanding research achievements of the project team keep drawing the attention of the whole academic world up to this day.