The life of Gautama Buddha has been complied by Dr. Prafulla Kumar Pattanik with a view to presenting a clear and consistent picture about the real birth place important events of his life such as renunciation, visit to ancestral place, distribution of ashes, relics etc. It is based mostly, if not wholly, on the research scholar of Orissa lata Chakradhar Mohapatra and also on invaluable works of some of Buddhist monks like Uttama Bhikksu and Reve' Siridhamma and also of Buddhist scholar and statesman, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
About the BookThe Budhacarita is a well-planned work written in Sanskrit by Asvaghosa who was a contemporary of Kusana emperor Kaniska. It is one of the few biographies of Buddha that is complete commencing with his birth and ending with his nirvana. This work is composed in the style of ornate court poetry or Kaavya. Unlike the Mahavastu and the Lalitavistara, it is a systematic treatment of the subject matter.
This is a fascinating narrative of a noble nun who abandoned everything and ordained after showing exceptional personality traits by taming the mind from childhood.