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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Published in:Indo-Iranian journal
Main Author: Eltschinger, Vincent 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Indo-Iranian journal
Further subjects:B Rājadharma
B Asvaghoṣa
B Ancient Indian kingship
B Dharmarāja
B Yuga theory
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