Posted on: 18 March 2011

Digital Rare Book :
Nágánanda or the Joy of the Snake-World.
A Buddhist drama in five acts.
By Sri Harsha Deva - King of Thanesar and Kanauj 606-647 CE
Translated by Palmer Boyd
Published by Trubner & Co., London - 1872

Nagananda is one of the best Sanskrit dramas in five acts dealing with the popular story of Jimutavahana's self-sacrifice to save the Nagas. The unique characteristic of this drama is the invocation to lord Buddha in the Nandi verse, which is considered as one of the best examples of the dramatic compositions.

Harsha was a distinguished and creative patron of religions and the arts. He lavished gifts on Buddhist institutions, and it is clear that he was profoundly influenced by Buddhist thought and practices. Still, there is no evidence that he became a Buddhist; rather it would seem that he remained a devotee of Shiva. Late in his life he may have become more concerned with the prosperity of Buddhist institutions as he emulated the manner of Asoka Maurya.


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Read Book Online : http://www.archive.org/stream/ngnadaorjoyo00hars#page/n5/mode/2up

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Nagananda (Joy of the Serpents) is a Sanskrit play attributed to king Harsha (606 C.E. - 647 C.E.) - Amar Chitra Katha http://hmindia.blogspot.com/2008/12/ack-036-nagananda_3557.html

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