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Buddhacarita

matsunami_256 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Kāvya

Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo

Reference No. matsunami_256

Language Sanskrit

Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

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 the Sanskrit poem claim to be Asvaghosa's composition; the last four cantos are an attempt by a modern Nepalese author Amṛtānada to supply the loss of the original.

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matsunami_256 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Catalogue Metadata

Title	Buddhacarita
Repository	General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number	matsunami_256
Collection	Takakusu Junjiro Collection
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification	Kāvya
Date	Date not listed
Place of Origin	Japan
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available