Person

Ashvaghosha

c. 80–c. 150 CE · 2nd century · Also known as Aśvaghoṣa

Ashvaghosha was an Indian Buddhist philosopher, dramatist and poet, regarded as one of the first great masters of classical Sanskrit poetry. His Buddhacarita, an epic life of the Buddha, and the Saundarananda are the best-known works attributed to him. Later Buddhist tradition places him at the court of the Kushan emperor Kanishka, although the association cannot be confirmed.

Ashvaghosha
Image: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 profile

Kushan EmpireImpact

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ashvaghosha. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ashvaghosha
MLA
“Ashvaghosha.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ashvaghosha. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Ashvaghosha.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ashvaghosha.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ashvaghosha’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ashvaghosha (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻