Sui dynasty Buddhists

dynasty that ruled over China from 581 to 618

Xuanzang (; ; 6 April 6025 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller, and translator. He is known for the epoch-making contributions to Chinese Buddhism, the travelogue of his journey to the Indian subcontinent in 629–645, his efforts to bring at least 657 Indian texts to China, and his translations of some of these texts. He was only able to translate 75 distinct sections of a total of 1,335 chapters, but his translations included some of the most important Mahayana scriptures.

founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty (541-604)

Jianzhi Sengcan (; Pīnyīn: Jiànzhì Sēngcàn; Wade–Giles: ; Rōmaji: ) is known as the Third Chinese Patriarch of Chán after Bodhidharma and thirtieth Patriarch after Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha.

Chan practitioner

thumb|Jizang, Todaiji 13th century

Chan patriarch

emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Jñānagupta (Sanskrit: ; ) was a Buddhist monk from Gandhara who travelled to China and was recognised by Emperor Wen of the Sui dynasty. He is said to have brought with him 260 sutras in Sanskrit, and was supported in translating these into Chinese by the emperor.

Tang Dynasty chancellor (574-647)

first empress of Sui dynasty

Chinese general and official (541-607)

Chinese Empress

wife of emperor Chen Shubao

Chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang

Empress of Northern Qi from 550-559

Chinese Empress

Northern Zhou empress

Chinese empress

Chinese Empress

Chinese empress