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This copy of the Buddhacarita opens not with the Buddha's life but a cosmic war — ten demon champions, a palace built by Viśvakarman, and armies numbered in the hundreds of millions.
The Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā teaches that wisdom is not accumulated but seen, and that enlightenment cannot be grasped.
A Sanskrit Buddha-life narrative: deliberate birth in the Shakya family, six years of extreme austerity, temptation by Mara, and enlightenment at the Bodhi tree—every detail a teaching.