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Buddhacarita manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Buddhacarita

matsunami_256

Written by the Buddhist poet Aśvaghoṣa, a contemporary of Emperor Kanishka, this mahākāvya (epic poem) narrates the life of the Buddha in verse. Only thirteen cantos of t...

Jātakamālā manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Jātakamālā

matsunami_138

This is a Buddhist text written in prose and verses; this style is known as campū kāvya.The author of the text is Āryaśūra, belonged to the late 3rd or early 4th century....

Jātakamālā manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Jātakamālā

matsunami_136

This is a Buddhist text written in prose and verses; this style is known as campū kāvya. The author of the text is Āryaśūra, who belonged to the late 3rd or early 4th cen...

Jātakamālā manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Jātakamālā

matsunami_135

This is a Buddhist text written in prose and verses; this style is known as campū kāvya.The author of the text is Āryaśūra, belonged to the late 3rd or early 4th century....

Daśakumāracarita manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1650–1800

Daśakumāracarita

ms_coll_390item_527

This is a Sanskrit poetic work composed by Ḍaṇḍin. The text is divided into two sections, namely the Pūrvapīṭhikā and the Uttarapīṭhikā. The first section contains five u...

Daśakumāracarita manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1650–1799

Daśakumāracarita

ms_coll_390item_502

This is a Sanskrit poetic work composed by Ḍaṇḍin. The text is divided into two sections, namely the Pūrvapīṭhikā and the Uttarapīṭhikā. The first section contains five u...

Daśakumāracarita manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Daśakumāracarita

ms_coll_390item_1508

This is a Sanskrit poetic work composed by Ḍaṇḍin. The text is divided into two sections, namely the Pūrvapīṭhikā and the Uttarapīṭhikā. The first section contains five u...

Caurapañcāśikā manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1860 Vikrama Saṃvat (1803 CE)

Caurapañcāśikā

ms_coll_390item_528

A series of 50 lyrical verses tells the story of a parted lover who remembers his consort, her beauty, and the joyful moments they shared. This poetic work is attributed...