Pleasure and Poetics as Tools for Transformation in Aśvaghoṣa’s <i>mahākāvya</i>
Why does Aśvaghoṣa (c. second century C.E.), the first known author of a Buddhist literary work, choose a literary genre (<i>mahākāvya)</i> with erotic scenes and elaborate poetic language to present the truth that leads to liberation? This question, which has puzzled and fascinated scho...
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/7/578 |