Aśvaghosa
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- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Education, Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Theology, Theologians, Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Poetry, Poets, Buddhism, Buddhists
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: Indian poet and religious historian{$I[g]India and Sri Lanka;Aśvaghosa[Asvaghosa]} Aśvaghosa wrote the first comprehensive account of Buddha’s life and two related Buddhist works, depicting the foundations of Buddhism and how the religion was perceived by contemporary Indians.
Early Life
Aśvaghosa (AHSH-vuhg-oh-suh) is considered to be a great Buddhist scholar, the father of Sanskrit drama, and one of the best of all known Indian poets. He did not write about himself, and he had no biographers. As a result, very little is known...
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