Saundarananda

Asvaghosa's Saundaranandakavya

Saundarananda-kavya, a kāvya poem with the theme of conversion of Nanda, Buddha’s half-brother, so that he might reach salvation. The first half of the work describes Nanda’s life, and the second half of the work describes Buddhist doctrines and ascetic practices.

Source

thelifeblood.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/saundarananda-116-extremely-ugly-nanda.html nothingbut thelifeblood.blogspot.com.au