The Buddhist monk Ashva-ghosha composed Life of the Buddha in
the first or second century CE probably in Ayodhya. This is the
earliest surviving text of the Sanskrit literary genre called kavya
and probably provided models for Kali-dasa's more famous works. The
most poignant scenes on the path to his Awakening are when the
young prince Siddhartha, the future Buddha, is confronted by the
reality of sickness, old age, and death, while seduced by the
charms of the women employed to keep him at home. A poet of the
highest order, Ashva-ghosha's aim is not entertainment but
instruction, presenting the Buddha's teaching as the culmination of
the Brahmanical tradition. His wonderful descriptions of the bodies
of courtesans are ultimately meant to show the transience of
beauty.
Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC
Foundation
For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit
series, please visit http: //www.claysanskritlibrary.org
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