Author : Sarla Khosla
Publisher :
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 29,44 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
This Book Is On The Historical Contribution Of Asvaghosa Ie. His Two Kavyas Saundarananda And `Buddhacarita. It Claims To Fill The Gap Between The Mauryan And The Gupta Period Which The Historians Earlier Used To Skip Due To Lock Of Source Material. It Not Only Throws Light On The Political Social And Religions Life Of The Time But Also Records Link With Arthasastra. An Added Value Is The Points Of Agreement And Disagreement With Mahavastu, Lalitavistava And Jataka Stories.
Author : Asvaghosha
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 2003-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781585092338
Originally written in the First Century, A.D. by Asvaghosha. This may be the oldest known story of the complete life of Buddha, having been written in the first century AD. The author was an educated ecclesiastic Buddhist who traveled throughout India collecting stories and traditions relating to the Buddhas life. He was a famous preacher and musician who then wove them into a Sanskrit poem which he performed musically during his travels. The people of India delighted in this magical tale whenever it was performed with the choir of musicians who traveled with him. It holds many facts that other biographies or stories of the Buddha dont have, which makes this work so important. The entire epic is preserved in this rare book, long out of print, which may have otherwise been lost to the western world.
Author : Aśvaghoṣa
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Buddha and Buddhism
ISBN :
Author : Aśvaghoṣa
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 11,81 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN :
This work is my Ph. D. thesis. I have done a critical study of the Buddhacarita which is the most famous work amoungst works of Asvaghosa the Buddhist poet and philospher. Apart from the literary point of view, it has also importance from Various other points of view. This work has historical importance and it also gives a description about the life and activities of Gautama Buddha along with the buddhist philosophy. Besides, we may also know the socio-political and cultural history of the time. Therefore, I have made ceiical study of this work in critical and comparative lines and I hope, this book will be useful for students and researchers.l
Author : Aśvaghoṣa
Publisher : BDK English Tripitaka
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,62 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781886439429
The Buddhacarita: In Praise of Buddha's Acts is a complete biography of Sakyamuni, from his birth until after his death (parinirvana), when his relics were distributed. Composed by Asvaghosa (early second century CE) the text was rendered into Chinese by Baoyun in 421 CE from the original Sanskrit, creating a simplified version that would be more easily understandable to a Chinese audience. The Buddhacarita reads like a play, describing the incidents and events of the Buddha's life story, from his miraculous birth and early life of wealth and privilege as Crown Prince Siddhartha, to his spiritual journeying and eventual attainment of enlightenment and the teaching and conversion of disciples and followers. Along the way key elements of the Buddha's teaching are revealed and the message of his life is an example of the possibility of awakening and liberation for all.
Author : Linda Covill
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 24,54 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN : 9788120833678
Study on Saundarānanda of Aśvaghoṣa, narrative poem on the teachings of Gautama Buddha to his disciple Ananda.
Author :
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,17 MB
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1479820415
Nanda has it all: youth, money, good looks and a kittenish wife who fulfills his sexual and emotional needs. He also has the Buddha, a dispassionate man of immense insight and self-containment, for an older brother. When Nanda is made a reluctant recruit to the Buddha's order of monks, he is forced to confront his all-too-human enslavement to his erotic and romantic desires. Dating from the second century CE, Ashva·ghosha’s Handsome Nanda portrays its hero’s spiritual makeover with compassion, psychological profundity, and great poetic skill. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org
Author :
Publisher : BDK America
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,34 MB
Release : 2002-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
The life of Aśvaghos̥a Bodhisattva / translated from the Chinese of Kumārajīva by Li Rongxi -- The life of Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva / translated from the Chinese of Kumārajīva by Li Rongxi -- Biography of Dharma Master Vasubandhu / translated from the Chinese of Paramārtha by Albert A. Dalia -- Biographies of Budhist nuns / translated from the Chinese of Baochang by Li Rongxi -- The journey of the eminent monk Faxian / translated from the Chinese of Faxian by Li Rongxi
Author : Sarla Khosla
Publisher : Pratibha Prakasana
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 24,97 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN :
The Work Deals With The Socio-Religious History Of Kashmir In 10Th And 11Th C. A.D. It Is Based On Original Works Of Ksemendra And Allied Sources Including The Uto Date Archaeological Evidence. The Work Contains Rarest Hotograh Including That Of Kuttani The Most Recent Excavation From Andrathan Near Srinagar.
Author : Matthew Kapstein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 29,29 MB
Release : 2001-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0861712390
Reason's Traces addresses some of the key questions in the study of Indian and Buddhist thought: the analysis of personal identity and of ultimate reality, the interpretation of Tantric texts and traditions, and Tibetan approaches to the interpretation of Indian sources. Drawing on a wide range of scholarship, Reason's Traces reflects current work in philosophical analysis and hermeneutics, inviting readers to explore in a Buddhist context the relationship between philosophy and traditions of spiritual exercise.
