HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Nagarjuna
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Ashvaghosha
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Vasumitra
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Buddhaghosha
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ashvaghosha was a Brahmin by birth and earlier he was an outspoken opponent of Buddhism. After having a heated debate with a noted buddhist scholar on merits of Hinduism and Buddhism, he accepted the value of buddhism and became a disciple of Buddhism. He became the spiritual counselor in Kanishka’s court.
Detailed explanation-2: -Apparently the philosopher rose to the position of spiritual counsellor in Kanishka’s court at Peshawar. A brilliant orator, Ashvaghosha spoke at length on Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) Buddhist doctrine at the fourth Buddhist council, which he helped organize.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eugène Burnouf (1801–1852) Viggo Fausböll (1821–1908) Robert Caesar Childers (1838–1876) T.W. Rhys Davids (1843–1922) Nanjo Bunyu (1849-1927) Hermann Oldenberg (1854–1920) Wilhelm Geiger (1856–1943) C.A.F. Rhys Davids (1857–1942) More items