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Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha by Ven. Aśvaghoṣa

An English translation of this famous life of the Buddha, one of the great pieces of Sanskrit literature, with additions to help complete the text.

An English translation of this famous life of the Buddha, one of the great pieces of Sanskrit literature, with additions to help complete the text.

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An early Sanskrit poem written in India on the legendary hist<strong>or</strong>y<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Buddha</strong> ascribed to <strong>Aśvaghoṣa</strong>, which contains much that is <strong>of</strong><br />

interest f<strong>or</strong> the hist<strong>or</strong>y <strong>of</strong> Buddhism, besides its special imp<strong>or</strong>tance<br />

as illustrating the early hist<strong>or</strong>y <strong>of</strong> classical Sanskrit literature.<br />

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