Buddhist missionaries

Kumārajīva (Sanskrit: ; , 344–413 CE) was a Buddhist monk, scholar, missionary and translator from Kucha (present-day Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China). Kumārajīva is seen as one of the greatest translators of Chinese Buddhism. According to Lu Cheng, Kumarajiva's translations are "unparalleled either in terms of translation technique or degree of fidelity".

second century Parthian Buddhist missionary to China

Buddhist priest and writing system inventor

Spread of Buddhism through the Silk Road

Buddhist master

French Indologist, linguist