Buddhacarita

In Praise of Buddha’s Acts

by Charles Willemen | 77,962 words

Summary: Buddhacharita (of Bodhisattva Aśvaghoṣa) is an epic poem in the Sanskrit mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha by Aśvaghoṣa, composed in the 1st century CE.

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Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: bdkamerica.org

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