The Life of Buddha

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Publisher : Book Tree
ISBN 13 : 9781585092338
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Buddha written by Asvaghosha and published by Book Tree. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally written in the First Century, A.D. by Asvaghosha. This may be the oldest known story of the complete life of Buddha, having been written in the first century AD. The author was an educated ecclesiastic Buddhist who traveled throughout India collecting stories and traditions relating to the Buddhas life. He was a famous preacher and musician who then wove them into a Sanskrit poem which he performed musically during his travels. The people of India delighted in this magical tale whenever it was performed with the choir of musicians who traveled with him. It holds many facts that other biographies or stories of the Buddha dont have, which makes this work so important. The entire epic is preserved in this rare book, long out of print, which may have otherwise been lost to the western world.

Acts of the Buddha

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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120810297
Total Pages : 668 pages
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Book Synopsis Acts of the Buddha by : Aśvaghoṣa

Download or read book Acts of the Buddha written by Aśvaghoṣa and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1992 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buddhacarita is the most famous work of Asvaghosa, the well-known Buddhist poet-philosopher supposed to have been a contemporary of King Kaniska of the early 2nd century a.c. Of the twenty-eight cantos of the epic poem a little less than half is now available in the original, but complete translations in Chinese and Tibetan have been preserved. This edition consists of three parts. The first part contains the Sanskrit text and the second the translation of the first fourteen cantos, filling up the lacunae in the Sanskrit from the Tibetan, together with an Introduction dealing with various aspects of the poet`s works, with notes which discuss the many difficulites of text and translation, and an Index. The third part contains translation of Cantos XV-XXVIII based on the available Tibetan and Chinese versions so as to arrive as near the meaning of Asvaghosa`s original text. The poem falls into four distinct quarters of seven cantos describing birth and youth of the hero, enlightenment after long questing, how the Buddha made his discovery by teaching available to all beings, a mission ending with a universal conquest in which the hero converts the rulers and people in many countries to the new doctrine and the events leading up to the Parinirvana of the Buddha.

Buddhacarita in Praise of Buddha's Acts

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Publisher : BDK English Tripitaka
ISBN 13 : 9781886439429
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Buddhacarita in Praise of Buddha's Acts written by Aśvaghoṣa and published by BDK English Tripitaka. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buddhacarita: In Praise of Buddha's Acts is a complete biography of Sakyamuni, from his birth until after his death (parinirvana), when his relics were distributed. Composed by Asvaghosa (early second century CE) the text was rendered into Chinese by Baoyun in 421 CE from the original Sanskrit, creating a simplified version that would be more easily understandable to a Chinese audience. The Buddhacarita reads like a play, describing the incidents and events of the Buddha's life story, from his miraculous birth and early life of wealth and privilege as Crown Prince Siddhartha, to his spiritual journeying and eventual attainment of enlightenment and the teaching and conversion of disciples and followers. Along the way key elements of the Buddha's teaching are revealed and the message of his life is an example of the possibility of awakening and liberation for all.

Buddhacarita

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Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781514184172
Total Pages : 166 pages
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Book Synopsis Buddhacarita by : Asvaghosa Brahman

Download or read book Buddhacarita written by Asvaghosa Brahman and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhacharita is an epic poem in the Sanskrit mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha. Asvaghosa was an Indian philosopher-poet, born in Saketa in northern India to a Brahmin family. He is believed to have been the first Sanskrit dramatist, and is considered the greatest Indian poet prior to Kalidasa. He was the most famous in a group of Buddhist court writers, whose epics rivaled the contemporary Ramayana.

The Buddha-karita of Asvaghosha

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Total Pages : 400 pages
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The Buddhacarita

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Total Pages : 524 pages
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Download or read book The Buddhacarita written by Aśvaghoṣa and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Aśvaghoṣa's Buddhacarita

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Total Pages : 374 pages
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Download or read book Aśvaghoṣa's Buddhacarita written by Aśvaghoṣa and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry on Gautama Buddha.

Buddhacarita

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Publisher : Clay Sanskrit
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
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Download or read book Buddhacarita written by Aśvaghoṣa and published by Clay Sanskrit. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

Aśvaghoṣa's Buddhacarita, Or, Acts of the Buddha

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Total Pages : 666 pages
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Aśvaghoṣa's Buddhacarita, Or, Acts of the Buddha, in Three Parts

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Publisher : Jain Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 662 pages
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Download or read book Aśvaghoṣa's Buddhacarita, Or, Acts of the Buddha, in Three Parts written by Aśvaghoṣa and published by Jain Publishing Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nāgārjuna and the Philosophy of Openness

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780847686278
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Nāgārjuna and the Philosophy of Openness written by Nancy McCagney and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1997 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this innovative study of the philosopher Nagarjuna, Nancy McCagney demonstrates that the concept of space ('akasa') in early Indian Mahayana Buddhism is the root metaphor for Nagarjuna's understanding of 'sunyata', or openness. Nagarjuna's use of the term 'sunyata' was new, and contrasted with the word's use in Pali Buddhist literature. By using the word to mean 'openness,' Nagarjuna was able to elucidate, through a deeper analysis of impermanence, a consistent philosophical foundation for the truth and efficacy of Gautama's Middle Way. McCagney's book will be important for those studying Indian philosophy, Buddhism, and the philosophy of religion.

The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King

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Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Distri
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
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Download or read book The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King written by Aśvaghoṣa and published by Atlantic Publishers & Distri. This book was released on 1975 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Aśvaghoṣa's Buddhacarita

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Total Pages : 188 pages
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Download or read book Aśvaghoṣa's Buddhacarita written by Aśvaghoṣa and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is my Ph. D. thesis. I have done a critical study of the Buddhacarita which is the most famous work amoungst works of Asvaghosa the Buddhist poet and philospher. Apart from the literary point of view, it has also importance from Various other points of view. This work has historical importance and it also gives a description about the life and activities of Gautama Buddha along with the buddhist philosophy. Besides, we may also know the socio-political and cultural history of the time. Therefore, I have made ceiical study of this work in critical and comparative lines and I hope, this book will be useful for students and researchers.l

Harvard Oriental Series

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Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book Harvard Oriental Series written by Śaunaka and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Literary History of Sanskrit Buddhism (from Winternitz, Sylvain Levi, Huber)

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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120807952
Total Pages : 428 pages
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The Buddha: a Storied Life

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197649467
Total Pages : 281 pages
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Download or read book The Buddha: a Storied Life written by Vanessa R. Sasson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retellings of the Buddha's life story have animated and sustained Buddhist thought and practice through some 2,500 years of history. To this day, Buddhist holidays and rituals are pinned to the arc of his biography, celebrating his birth, awakening, teaching, and final nirvana. His story is the model that exemplary Buddhists follow. Often, there is a moment of insight akin to the Buddha's experience with the Four Sights, followed by a great departure from home, and a period of searching that it is hoped will lead to final awakening. The Buddha's story is not just the Buddha's story; it is the story of Buddhism. In this book, twelve leading scholars of South Asian texts and traditions articulate the Buddha-life blueprint--the underlying and foundational pattern that holds the life story of a buddha together. They retell the episodes of Buddha Gautama's extended life story, while keeping in mind the cosmic, paradigmatic arc of his narrative. The contributors have dedicated their careers to exploring hagiographical materials, each applying their own methodological and theoretical interests to shed new light on the enduring story of Buddhism. Using multiple perspectives, voices, and sources, this volume underscores the multivalent centrality of this story. The book will be an invaluable resource to practicing Buddhists and students of Buddhist Studies to help them engage in the most foundational story of the tradition.

Laughing Matters

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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120805484
Total Pages : 528 pages
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Download or read book Laughing Matters written by Lee Siegel and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1989 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: