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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*Lobsang N. Tsonawa, ''Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History'' (Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985). | *Lobsang N. Tsonawa, ''Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History'' (Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985). | ||
* | *Lama Chimpa, Alaka Chattopadhyaya and Debiprasad Chatterji, ''Taranatha's History of Buddhism in India'' (Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass, 1990), pages 124-126 & 131-136. | ||
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Ashvaghosha (Skt. Aśvaghoṣa; Tib. Tayang; Wyl. rta dbyangs) (b. ca. first century) — originally a Hindu master, known as Durdharṣakāla or Mātṛceta[1], he became a Buddhist after being defeated in debate by Aryadeva[2] at Nalanda University. He went on to compose many texts in beautiful Sanskrit verse, including the Buddhacharita, the most famous work on the life of Buddha.
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Further Reading
- Lobsang N. Tsonawa, Indian Buddhist Pandits from The Jewel Garland of Buddhist History (Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1985).
- Lama Chimpa, Alaka Chattopadhyaya and Debiprasad Chatterji, Taranatha's History of Buddhism in India (Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass, 1990), pages 124-126 & 131-136.