Asvaghoṣa on Kings and Kingship
The present paper focuses on Asvaghoṣa's treatment of King Suddhodana and Kapilavāstu, the latter's kingdom, in the Buddhacarita (BC) and the Saundarananda (SNa). As I shall try to demonstrate, the poet's depiction of Suddhodana is strongly reminiscent of, and, I think, very likely ba...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2018]
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2018, Volume: 61, Issue: 4, Pages: 311-352 |
Further subjects: | B
Rājadharma
B Asvaghoṣa B Ancient Indian kingship B Dharmarāja B Yuga theory |
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