Buddhist Use of Classical Sanskrit
Not all Buddhist usage of Sanskrit was of the hybrid form: some translated works (e.g. by the Sarvāstivādin school) were in classical Sanskrit. There were also later works composed directly in Sanskrit and written in a simpler style than the classical literature, as well as works of kavya in the ornate classical style such as the Buddhacarita.
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