in-praise-of-buddhas-acts_willemen-charles.md

title	translator	external_url	drive_links	course	tags	year	olid	oclc	publisher	pages
Buddhacarita: In Praise of Buddha’s Acts	Charles Willemen	https://bdkamerica.org/download/1896	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ogsp86UfZguXkm1Z_qVrd2fCggIxKfX0/view?usp=sharing	canonical-poetry	buddha indian classical-poetry	2009	OL28017907M	643081176	bdk	216

The moon was bright and the stars were clear. There was no more darkness. Celestial flowers fell down like rain from the sky to worship the Bodhisattva.

A translation of the Chinese version of Aśvaghoṣa's famous epic composed in the second century of the common era. The classic Indian poem gives a tasteful biography of Śākyamuni Buddha's life which is still admired for its artistry today.