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Describe in brief the development in literature during the reign of Kanishka. |
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Answer» In the court of Kanishka, there were renowned philosophers, scientists and litterateurs. During his reign, various genres of literature developed. During this period, for the first time articles were written in Sanskrit. Ashvaghosha, Bhasa and Shudraka were the great litterateurs of this genre. The greatest person at Kanishka’s court was renowned poet Ashvaghosha who wrote the great epic ‘Buddcharita’ in Sanskrit. His other texts were Saundarananda Mahakavya, Sutralankar, and Sariputraprakarana. Alongwith the development of Sanskrit language, many great texts were written in Pali and Prakrit languages too during this period. Nagarjuna, founder of zeroism and theory of relativity, was another great scholar in the court of Kanishka. He was not only a philosopher but also a great scientist. Hence literary development was remarkably high during the period of Kushanas. |
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