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The Buddha-Karita of Asvaghosha (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Buddha-Karita of Asvaghosha My own ms. D has no general colophon nor mention Of any date, but ends abruptly with the colophon of the seventeenth sarga. The Wright ms. C has after this colophon two slokas which give, but in different words, the same date and the same scribe's name as the Paris ms., - but I shall return to this point presently. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Life of Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one." The time of his birth and death are uncertain: most early 20th-century historians dated his lifetime as c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more recent opinion dates his death to between 486 and 483 BCE or, according to some, between 411 and 400 BCE. Gautama, also known as Sakyamuni ("Sage of the Sakyas"), is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King
This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids * an interactive table-of-contents * perfect formatting for electronic reading devices This book contains an English translation of the Buddhacharita ("Acts of the Buddha"), an epic poem in the Sanskrit mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha by Aśvaghoṣa, composed in the 2nd century AD. Of the poem's 28 vargas, the first 14 are extant in Sanskrit complete (vargas 15 to 28 are in incomplete form). (courtesy of wikipedia.com)
Buddhist Mahâyâna Texts, Vol. 1
Excerpt from Buddhist Mahayana Texts, Vol. 1: The Buddha-Karita of Asvaghosha; Translated From the Sanskrit The Sanskrit mss. Of Nepal are always negligently transcribed and abound with corrupt passages, which it is Often very difficult to detect and restore. My printed text leaves many Obscure lines which will have to be cleared up hereafter by more skilful emendations. I have given in the notes to the translation some further emendations of my own, and I have also added several happy conjectures which continental scholars have kindly suggested to me by letter; and I gladly take this opportunity of adding in a foot-note some which I received too late to insert in their proper places 1. Abou...
