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Life of the Buddha

by Aśvaghoṣa ; translated by Patrick Olivelle

(The Clay Sanskrit library, 33)

New York University Press : JJC Foundation, 2009, c2008

  • : cloth

タイトル別名

Buddhacarita

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注記

Translation of: Buddhacarita

In English and Sanskrit (romanized) on facing pages

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The Buddhist monk Ashva*ghosha composed Life of the Buddha in the first or second century CE probably in Ayodhya. This is the earliest surviving text of the Sanskrit literary genre called kavya and probably provided models for Kali*dasa's more famous works. The most poignant scenes on the path to his Awakening are when the young prince Siddhartha, the future Buddha, is confronted by the reality of sickness, old age, and death, while seduced by the charms of the women employed to keep him at home. A poet of the highest order, Ashva*ghosha's aim is not entertainment but instruction, presenting the Buddha's teaching as the culmination of the Brahmanical tradition. His wonderful descriptions of the bodies of courtesans are ultimately meant to show the transience of beauty. 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

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB05487989
  • ISBN
    • 9780814762165
  • LCCN
    2007025032
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    engsan
  • 原本言語コード
    san
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    lv, 497 p.
  • 大きさ
    17 cm
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