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Buddhacarita

Sanskrit Buddhist epic describing the life of the Buddha
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Buddhacarita

Summary

Buddhacarita is a literary work[1]. Buddhacarita has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Buddhacarita authored Aśvaghoṣa[3].
  • Buddhacarita's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Buddhacarita's genre is epic poem[5].
  • Buddhacarita's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[6].
  • Buddhacarita's has edition or translation is recorded as Ashwaghosher Buddhacharit (Volume 1)[7].
  • Buddhacarita's has edition or translation is recorded as 佛所行讚[8].
  • Buddhacarita's main subject is The Buddha[9].
  • Buddhacarita's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'बुद्धचरितम्'}[10].
  • Buddhacarita's form of creative work is recorded as poem[11].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Buddhacarita authored Aśvaghoṣa[3].

Publication

Buddhacarita's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[6]. Buddhacarita's genre is epic poem[5].

Subject and Themes

Buddhacarita's main subject is The Buddha[9].

Why It Matters

Buddhacarita has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Buddhacarita is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Aśvaghoṣa literary work The Buddha

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Manvikesarwani09 · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Aśvaghoṣa
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P50]]: [[Q3631811]]"
  2. 6w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL319118W
    Language of work or name → Sanskrit
    Main subject → The Buddha
    Genre → epic poem
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P648]]: OL319118W, add claims: P648"
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