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Who composed the Buddhacharita?


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a

Kanishka

b

Fa Xian

c

Ashvaghosha

d

Harisena 

answer is C.

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Ashvaghosha composed the Buddhacharita. Kanishka, who was the ruler of the Kushana dynasty, organised the fourth Buddhist Council, where various scholars met and discussed matters of importance. Ashvaghosha, the poet who wrote the Buddhacharita, a biography of the Buddha, resided in Kanishka's court and presided over the fourth Buddhist Council. During this period, Buddhist scholars like that Ashvagosha started writing in Sanskrit as well.
 
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Who composed the Buddhacharita?