Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t17.7

v2.c10.s2.t17.7

Asvaghosa was a poet of classical style, and displayed an extraordinary talent for poetry. He wrote two long poems, ‘*Buddhacarita*’ and ‘*Saundarananda*’ to propagate Dharma. The remaining chapters of his three plays (corrected and published in 1911) were unearthed in Xinjiang in the early 20ᵗʰ century, including among others ‘*Sariputraprakarana*’. Of Chinese and Tibetan sutras, many works of philosophy and Buddhist stories also have been ascribed to him.