Life of the Buddha - Rilegato

Ashva·ghosha

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0814762166 ISBN 13: 9780814762165

Casa editrice: New York Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

The Buddhist monk Ashva·ghosha composed Life of the Buddha in the first or second century CE probably in Ayódhya. 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 Siddhártha, 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.

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• Editore: New York Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0814762166
• ISBN 13: 9780814762165
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 499