Buddhist court epics (Bauddha mahākāvya)

Classical Sanskrit mahākāvyas on the life of the Buddha, his disciples and Buddhist avadāna legends (Aśvaghoṣa, Śivasvāmin and later poets).

Contents

6 works, 5 readable

Words

480,686

Main works

• Buddhacarita — Sanskrit; 115 CE
• Saundarananda — Sanskrit; 115 CE
• The Triumph of Kapphiṇa (Kapphiṇābhyudaya) — Sanskrit; 878 CE
• Kapphanabhyudaya (Bhatta Shivasvamin) (Kapphaṇābhyudaya (Bhaṭṭa Śivasvāmin)) — Sanskrit; 855–884 CE; partly digitised
• Kapphanabhyudaya (Shivasvamibhatta) (Kapphaṇābhyudaya (Śivasvāmibhaṭṭa)) — Sanskrit; 855 CE; partly digitised

Contents (6)

• Buddhacarita — Sanskrit; 115 CE; Aśvaghoṣa
• The Triumph of Kapphiṇa (Kapphiṇābhyudaya) — Sanskrit; 878 CE; Śivasvāmin
• Saundarananda — Sanskrit; 115 CE; Aśvaghoṣa
• Kapphanabhyudaya (Shivasvamibhatta) (Kapphaṇābhyudaya (Śivasvāmibhaṭṭa)) — Sanskrit; 855 CE; Śivasvāmibhaṭṭa; partly digitised
• Kapphanabhyudaya (Bhatta Shivasvamin) (Kapphaṇābhyudaya (Bhaṭṭa Śivasvāmin)) — Sanskrit; 855–884 CE; Bhaṭṭa Śivasvāmin; partly digitised
• Siddharthacarita (Siddhārthacarita) — Sanskrit; catalogued, text not yet digitised