Asvaghosa's Buddhacarita, or, Acts of the BuddhaAbout the Book : The Budhacarita is a well planned work written in Sanskrit by Asvaghosa who was a contemporary of Kusana emperor Kaniska. It is one of the few biographies of Buddha that is complete commencing with his birth and ending with his nirvana. This work is composed in the style of ornate court poetry or Kaavya. Unlike the Mahavastu and the Lalitavistara, it is a systematic treatment of the subject matter. The poet is not only moderate in

Maha Saptami

The original model is translated into the metal image

Garuda approached the serpents

The world evolves out of Maya so that Maya in the Vedanta replaces the Prakriti of the Sankhya

Such traditions are carried forward from generations to generations

Product Code :6194

The vase is richly decorated and from the cover fall four strings of beats which represent sacred pills

Lord Ganesha is worshipped first before beginning any rituals

Indigo and yellow colours are used in abundance

Product Code :4728

This proved to be his lacunae

Makhan Lal Sen's The Ramayana of Valmiki is a modernized version in English prose of the great Sanskrit epic Ramayana