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Nāṭyaśāstra manuscript preview

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Nāṭyaśāstra

eap_79021108

Nāṭyaśāstra is a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts. The text is attributed to sage Bharat. Though in this text name of the Bharata is not mentioned anywhere. As we...

Sūryaśataka manuscript preview General Library, The University of Tokyo

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Sūryaśataka

matsunami_485

A poem in praise of the sun god, composed in 100 verses and attributed to Mayūra (c. 580–650 CE). Mayūra was a contemporary of King Harṣa and Bāṇabhaṭṭa. Recitation of th...

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....