Ashvaghosha who composed ‘Buddhacharita’ lived in the court of ______.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Kanishka
Ashvaghosha adorned the court of Kanishka.
- Before Kalidasa (5th century), Ashvaghosha was regarded as India's greatest poet and the founder of Sanskrit drama. He was also a philosopher.
- He made the kavya school of Sanskrit poetry popular.
- The book Buddhacharita covers the entire life of the Buddha in 28 chapters, from his conception to his attainment of parinirvana.
- He was born in northern India, in Saketa.
- Despite the popularity of Pali literature in Buddhism, Ashvaghosha wrote in Sanskrit.
- At the fourth Buddhist council, which he assisted in organizing, Ashvaghosha spoke extensively on the teachings of Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) Buddhism.