Buddhacarita Acts of the Buddha |
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| Author:
| Brahman, Asvaghosa |
| Translator:
| Cowell, E. |
| Editor:
| Muller, F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5141-8417-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.95 |
Book Description:
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Buddhacharita is an epic poem in the Sanskrit mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha.Asvaghosa was an Indian philosopher-poet, born in Saketa in northern India to a Brahmin family. He is believed to have been the first Sanskrit dramatist, and is considered the greatest Indian poet prior to Kalidasa. He was the most famous in a group of Buddhist court writers, whose epics rivaled the contemporary Ramayana.
Buddhacharita is an epic poem in the Sanskrit mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha.Asvaghosa was an Indian philosopher-poet, born in Saketa in northern India to a Brahmin family. He is believed to have been the first Sanskrit dramatist, and is considered the greatest Indian poet prior to Kalidasa. He was the most famous in a group of Buddhist court writers, whose epics rivaled the contemporary Ramayana.