Saundarānanda-kāvya

poem by Aśvaghoṣa

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In South Asian arts: Classical Sanskrit kāvya (200–1200)
…of the Buddha”) and the Saundarānanda (“Of Sundarī and Nanda”). Compared with later examples, they are fairly simple in style but reveal typical propensities of writers in this genre: a great predilection for descriptions of nature scenes, for grand spectacles, amorous episodes, and aphoristic observations. The resources of the Sanskrit…
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