Buddhacarita (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Buddhacarita》(英語表記)Buddhacarita
Buddhacarita (English spelling)

…After becoming the religious advisor to King Kanishka (reigned 128-153), he accompanied the king to the kingdom of Yuezhi, where he spread Buddhism and was honored as Kudokunichi (the Day of Merit). As a pioneer of the Sanskritization of Buddhist scriptures, which was promoted in the Gupta dynasty, he composed the biography of Shakyamuni, Buddhacarita (translated as Praise of Buddha's Actions in Chinese), in the style of Kabya (court poetry). Other Buddhist poets praising Shakyamuni include the Kenchibonsan, the Mahasangnam-rat-sutra, the Saundara-nanda, and the play Shariputra Prakarana. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Buddhacarita" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カニシカ王(在位128‐153)の宗教顧問になってからは,王とともに月支国に行き,仏教をひろめ,功徳日(くどくにち)と敬称された。また,のちのグプタ朝において進められた仏典のサンスクリット語化の先駆者として,カービヤ(宮廷詩)調による釈迦の伝記《ブッダチャリタBuddhacarita》(漢訳名《仏所行讃》)を作った。釈迦をたたえる仏教詩人としては,このほかに,《犍稚梵讃(けんちぼんさん)》《大荘厳論経》《サウンダラナンダ》,そして戯曲《シャーリプトラ・プラカラナ》などを書いた。…

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