Sugata Saurabha - An Epic Poem from Nepal on the Life of the Buddha

Preface i PART ONE: INTRODUCTION viii Author, Text, Context ix The Author xi The Context of the Author's Life: Nepal and Newar Civilization xiii Writing the Text: Prison Genesis xix The Poet's Poetics and the Tradition of Writing the Buddha's Life xxiv Sugata Saurabha: Newari Poem in the Indic Tradition xxiv The Life of the Buddha: Textual History xxix Newari Poetry xxxii Language Usage and Audience xxxiv Poetic Devices in Sugata Saurabha xxxvi In Pursuit of Aesthetic Achievement: Rasa in Sugata Saurabha xxix Paintings in the Original Edition xli Sources and Themes in Sugata Saurabha xlii Chittadhar's Buddhist Sources xlii Themes Highlighted in Sugata Saurabha xlv Domestication of Newar traditions as those of Ancient Shakyas xlv Biography of the Buddha from Merchant Upasaka's Perspective xlviii The Confluence Reformist Theravadin and Traditional Mahayana lii Further Considerations on Doctrinal Emphasis and Exposition lxiv The Spell of Idealizations: Himalayas, Tibet, Newar Civilization lxxii Cultural Nationalism and the Reform in Newar Cultural Practices lxxvi A Utopian Vision for Nepal lxxxii Overview and Commentary on the Chapters lxxxv Translation and the Work of the Reader xcvi Bibliography xcix Appendix 1: Sanskrit Metrical Forms Used in Sugata Saurabha cv Appendix 2: Dates of Completion for the Chapters cvi PART TWO: ENGLISH TRANSLATION Lumbini 3(12) Family Tree 15(22) Nativity 37(18) Mother 55(12) A Pleasant Childhood 67(10) Education 77(20) Marriage 97(28) The Great Renunciation 125(24) Yashodhara 149(20) Attaining Enlightenment 169(18) Basic Teachings 187(30) The Blessed One in Kapilavastu 217(20) Handsome Nanda 237(20) The Great Lay Disciple 257(10) Twelve Years of Itinerant Preaching 267(18) A Dispute over Water 285(12) The Monastery Built by Visakha 297(16) Devadatta's Sacrilege 313(26) Entry into Nirvana 339