Aśvaghoṣa.
Life of the Buddha by Aśvaghoṣa ; translated by Patrick Olivelle. - 1st ed. - New York : New York University Press : JJC Foundation, 2008. - lvii, 499 p. ; 17 cm. - The Clay Sanskrit library ; 33 . - Clay Sanskrit library ; 33. .
Poems.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sanskrit alphabetical order -- CSL conventions -- The Birth of the Lord -- Life in the Ladies' Chambers -- Becoming Dejected -- Rebuffing the Women -- The Departure -- Chandaka is Sent Back -- Entering the Ascetic Grove -- Lamenting in the Seraglio -- Search for the Prince -- Encounter with King Shrenya -- Condemnation of Passion -- The Meeting with Arada -- Victory over Mara -- The Awakening -- Sandhi grid. Canto 1. Canto 2. Canto 3. Canto 4. Canto 5. Canto 6. Canto 7. Canto 8. Canto 9. Canto 10. Canto 11. Canto 12. Canto 13. Canto 14.
"The Buddhist monk Ashva-ghosha composed his elegant biographical and religious poem in the first or second century CE, probably in the city of Ayodhya. Importantly, this is the earliest extent text of the Sanskrit genre of "literature as a fine art" (kavya)." "Fourteen cantos take the reader from the birth of Siddhartha, the future Buddha, to his Awakening when he discovered the truths of Buddhism. The remainder of the composition, lost in the original Sanskrit, is here summarized from its Chinese and Tibetan translations. The most poignant scenes on the young prince's path to Awakening are the three occasions when he is confronted by the realities of human sickness, old age, and death, while at home he is continuously seduced by the transient charms of the women deployed by his father to keep him from the spiritual path." "A creative artist of the highest order, Ashva-ghosha's aim is not pure entertainment but deep instruction. His mission is to present the Buddha's teaching as itself the culmination of the Brahmanical tradition."--BOOK JACKET.
In English and Sanskrit (romanized) on facing pages.
9780814762165 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814762166 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007025032
Gautama Buddha--Poetry.
BQ1606.B8322 / E54 2008
294.3823 / As96
Life of the Buddha by Aśvaghoṣa ; translated by Patrick Olivelle. - 1st ed. - New York : New York University Press : JJC Foundation, 2008. - lvii, 499 p. ; 17 cm. - The Clay Sanskrit library ; 33 . - Clay Sanskrit library ; 33. .
Poems.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sanskrit alphabetical order -- CSL conventions -- The Birth of the Lord -- Life in the Ladies' Chambers -- Becoming Dejected -- Rebuffing the Women -- The Departure -- Chandaka is Sent Back -- Entering the Ascetic Grove -- Lamenting in the Seraglio -- Search for the Prince -- Encounter with King Shrenya -- Condemnation of Passion -- The Meeting with Arada -- Victory over Mara -- The Awakening -- Sandhi grid. Canto 1. Canto 2. Canto 3. Canto 4. Canto 5. Canto 6. Canto 7. Canto 8. Canto 9. Canto 10. Canto 11. Canto 12. Canto 13. Canto 14.
"The Buddhist monk Ashva-ghosha composed his elegant biographical and religious poem in the first or second century CE, probably in the city of Ayodhya. Importantly, this is the earliest extent text of the Sanskrit genre of "literature as a fine art" (kavya)." "Fourteen cantos take the reader from the birth of Siddhartha, the future Buddha, to his Awakening when he discovered the truths of Buddhism. The remainder of the composition, lost in the original Sanskrit, is here summarized from its Chinese and Tibetan translations. The most poignant scenes on the young prince's path to Awakening are the three occasions when he is confronted by the realities of human sickness, old age, and death, while at home he is continuously seduced by the transient charms of the women deployed by his father to keep him from the spiritual path." "A creative artist of the highest order, Ashva-ghosha's aim is not pure entertainment but deep instruction. His mission is to present the Buddha's teaching as itself the culmination of the Brahmanical tradition."--BOOK JACKET.
In English and Sanskrit (romanized) on facing pages.
9780814762165 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814762166 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007025032
Gautama Buddha--Poetry.
BQ1606.B8322 / E54 2008
294.3823 / As96