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| − | The [[Buddhacarita]], ‘[[Acts of the Buddha]],’ was the first realistic and complete biography of the [[Buddha]] and was written by the famous [[Indian]] poet [[Aśvaghoṣa]] in about the 2nd century CE. Earlier attempts at a biography are either incomplete, like the one in the [[Vinaya]], or like the [[Lalitavistara]], are so full of hyperbole as to be more romance than fact. The [[Buddhacarita]] follows the events in the [[Buddha’s]] [[life]] as recorded in the [[Tipiṭaka]] quite closely but elaborates some parts for the sake of dramatic and {{Wiki|didactic}} effect. The 2132 elegant and lyrical [[Sanskrit]] verses of the [[Buddhacarita]] have led it to be considered one of the greatest masterpieces of [[Indian]] literature. | + | The [[Buddhacarita]], ‘[[Acts of the Buddha]],’ was the first realistic and complete biography of the [[Buddha]] and was written by the famous [[Indian]] poet [[Aśvaghoṣa]] in about the 2nd century CE. Earlier attempts at a biography are either incomplete, like the one in the [[Vinaya]], or like the [[Lalitavistara]], are so full of hyperbole as to be more romance than fact. The [[Buddhacarita]] follows the events in the [[Buddha’s]] [[life]] as recorded in the [[Tipiṭaka]] quite closely but elaborates some parts for the sake of dramatic and {{Wiki|didactic}} effect. The 2132 elegant and lyrical [[Sanskrit]] verses of the [[Buddhacarita]] have led it to be considered one of the greatest masterpieces of [[Indian]] {{Wiki|literature}}. |
Asvaghosa’s [[Buddhacarita]], trans. by E.H. Johnson, 1998. | Asvaghosa’s [[Buddhacarita]], trans. by E.H. Johnson, 1998. | ||
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The Buddhacarita, ‘Acts of the Buddha,’ was the first realistic and complete biography of the Buddha and was written by the famous Indian poet Aśvaghoṣa in about the 2nd century CE. Earlier attempts at a biography are either incomplete, like the one in the Vinaya, or like the Lalitavistara, are so full of hyperbole as to be more romance than fact. The Buddhacarita follows the events in the Buddha’s life as recorded in the Tipiṭaka quite closely but elaborates some parts for the sake of dramatic and didactic effect. The 2132 elegant and lyrical Sanskrit verses of the Buddhacarita have led it to be considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Indian literature.
Asvaghosa’s Buddhacarita, trans. by E.H. Johnson, 1998.
