Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t9.2

v2.c10.s3.t9.2

Bāṇa was born in the 7ᵗʰ century, and apart from Harṣacarita, he also created the Kādambarī. Harṣacarita was completed between 612 and 627 AD, with eight chapters in total; and before the main content, there are 21 prologues mainly praising Lord Shiva and the literary works made by writers before his time. In the first chapter, Bana introduces the history of his family and life stories; the second chapter tells the story about how he met Siladitya and the third chapter gives a vivid description of the ancestors of Siladitya, and from chapter four all the way down to chapter eight, the birth and life stories of Siladitya are presented.