Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t17.8

v2.c10.s2.t17.8

‘*Buddhacarita*’ is a masterpiece by Asvaghosa. It describes the life and teachings of Buddha in an elegant and eloquent manner. It is a classical text of Indian Buddhist literature and had been well spread in ancient India. As Yijing mentioned in volume 4 of *Account of Buddhism Sent from the South Seas*, *Buddhacarita* “was extensively read in all the five parts of India and in the countries of the South Sea (Sumātra, Jāva and neighbouring islands). He clothed manifold notions and ideas