Jñānagupta
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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.
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It is catalogued under topics including 520s births, 600s deaths and 6th-century Buddhist monks.
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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.
In total, he translated 39 scriptures in 192 fascicles during the period 561 to 592, including: ''Sutra of Buddha's Fundamental Deeds, 60 fascicles () Candrottaradarikapariprccha'', 2 fascicles ()
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