2023, Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part D

author(s)
Sharmila K Thankappan

abstract
Asvaghosa was a Sanskrit poet and propagator of Buddhism. In the agreement of almost all the eminent scholars, Asvaghosa who was believed to born in Ayodhya and was a contemporary of King Kanishka (circa – A.D 78-150). Buddhacarita is the most important and influential text written by Asvaghosa. It depicts the life history of Gautama Buddha in twenty-eight sargas. It was written in accordance with the dictum of Buddha with a view to attract people to its principles and thereby ensure their good and well-being. On analysing the various philosophical doctrines in Buddhacarita primary emphasise should be given to the basic tenets of Buddha. The present paper explores the idea that the Five Aggregates which are the basic tenets of Buddhism as presented in the Buddhacarita.