Buddhacarita: In Praise of Buddha's Acts

by Aśvaghoṣa

The Buddhacarita: In Praise of Buddha's Acts is a complete biography of Sakyamuni, from his birth until after his death (parinirvana), when his relics were distributed. Composed by Asvaghosa (early second century CE) the text was rendered into Chinese by Baoyun in 421 CE from the original Sanskrit, creating a simplified version that would be more easily understandable to a Chinese audience. The Buddhacarita reads like a play, describing the incidents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886439427
• ISBN13: 9781886439429
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: BDK America
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"