Mātṛceṭa
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Biographical Information
Mātṛceṭa (second century C.E.) was a Sanskrit poet. A Śaivite convert to Buddhism, he is the author of: (1) Varṇārhavarṇastotra (Hymn in Praise of the Praiseworthy), a poem in 386 stanzas (hence the subtitle Catuḥśataka) in praise of the Buddha, which survives in Sanskrit (incomplete) and Tibetan; (2) Prasādapratibhodbhava (Inspired by Faith), a poem in 153 stanzas (hence the subtitle Śatapañcāśatka) also in praise of the Buddha, which survives in Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese; and (3) Mahārōjakaniṣkalekha (Letter to the Great King Kaniṣka), a poem in 85 stanzas, surviving only in Tibetan translation, in which the aged Mātṛceṭa offers advice to the young Kaniṣka. A number of other works in the Tibetan Tanjur are attributed to Mātṛceṭa, but only a few further fragments remain of the original Sanskrit. Mātṛceṭa's poetry is notable for its terse, clear style, which heightens the intensity of his thought and feeling. (Source Accessed Sep 30, 2022)
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