Dao'an
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'''Dao'an''' (; 312–385) was a Buddhist monk, author and bibliographer, during the Eastern Jin dynasty. He was from what is now Hebei. His main importance was that of overseer of translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, organizer of the Chinese sangha, author of exegetical works and compiler of the most important early catalogue of Chinese Buddhist translation in 374. Although this catalogue is itself lost, Sengyou reproduces much of it in his catalogue (T2145) completed in 515.
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- Zhongguo da Zang jing fan yi ke yin shi
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- Religious biography.name
- Dao'an
- Religious biography.native_name
- 道安
- Religious biography.native_name_lang
- zh
- Religious biography.image
- Daoan.jpg
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.temple
- White Horse TempleTanxi TempleWuchong Temple (379–385)
- Religious biography.dharma_names
- Dao'an
- Religious biography.nationality
- Chinese
- Religious biography.birth_date
- 312
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Jizhou District, Hengshui, Hebei, China
- Religious biography.death_place
- Chang'an, Shaanxi, China
- Religious biography.teacher
- Fotucheng ()
- Religious biography.students
- HuiyuanHuichi
- Religious biography.background
- FFD068
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Wei
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jin dynasty
- Place of birth
- Hebei
- Place of death
- Chang'an
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- Classical Chinese
- Religion
- Chinese Buddhism
- Image
- Daoan.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0312-01-01
- date of death
- 0385-01-01
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'''Dao'an''' (; 312–385) was a Buddhist monk, author and bibliographer, during the Eastern Jin dynasty. He was from what is now Hebei. His main importance was that of overseer of translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, organizer of the Chinese sangha, author of exegetical works and compiler of the most important early catalogue of Chinese Buddhist translation in 374. Although this catalogue is itself lost, Sengyou reproduces much of it in his catalogue (T2145) completed in 515.
Dao'an is thought of as the founder of the cult of Maitreya in China.
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