The Buddha-carita of Aśvaghoṣa


This is a reading of Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha Translated by E. B. Cowell, with some small supplements from Johnson's edition. The text of the reading can be found here . Only 14 chapters of the original text remain, and it is these (without the supplement by Amritānanda) that have been read in here.

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The Birth of the Holy One 31:36
Life in the Palace 18:10
The Prince's Pertubation 19:50
The Women Rejected 21:51
Flight 27:48
The Dismissal of Chandaka 16:04
Entry into the Penance Grove 17:34
Lamentations in the Palace 26:59
The Deputation to the Prince 25:43
Srenya's Visit 13:51
The Passions Spurned 23:09
Visit to Arada 29:36
Defeat of Mara 22:10
Enlightenment 7:33