Life of the Buddha 1st Edition by Ashva ghosha, Patrick Olivelle ISBN 0814762166 9780814762165

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ISBN 10: 0814762166 

ISBN 13: 9780814762165

Author: Ashva-ghosha, Patrick Olivelle

“Life of the Buddha” (Buddhacarita) was composed by a Buddhist monk named Ashva·ghosha in the first or second century CE probably in the north-central Indian city of Ayódhya. This text is the earliest surviving example of the Sanskrit literary genre called kāvya (ornate epic poetry) and probably provided models for Kali·dasa’s more famous poetical works. The fourteen Cantos extant in Sanskrit take the reader from the birth of Siddhártha, the future Buddha, to his Awakening when he discovered the truths of the Buddhist doctrine. Some of the most poignant scenes of the text take place when the young prince is, on the one hand, confronted by the reality of human life subject to sickness, old age, and death, and, on the other, seduced by the charms of the women employed by his father to keep him at home.

Table of contents:

Canto 1: The Birth of the Lord
Canto 2: Life in the Ladies’ Chambers
Canto 3: Becoming Dejected
Canto 4: Rebuffing the Women
Canto 5: The Departure
Canto 6: Chandaka is Sent Back
Canto 7: Entering the Ascetic Grove
Canto 8: Lamenting in the Seraglio
Canto 9: Search for the Prince
Canto 10: Encounter with King Shrenya
Canto 11: Condemnation of Passion
Canto 12: The Meeting with Arada
Canto 13: Victory over Mara
Canto 14: The Awakening

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