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Unlike the earlier, more austere biographies found in the Pali Canon (like the Mahāvastu ), the Lalitavistara is a lavish, literary masterpiece. It bridges the gap between traditional Buddhist narrative and the ornate aesthetics of Sanskrit court poetry ( kavya ). It is a text that presents the Buddha not merely as a historical figure, but as a transcendent, cosmic being whose life on earth was a "play" or a performance designed to awaken sentient beings. which offers a complete