Jñānagupta

Also known as Jnanagupta

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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Ru fa jie ti xing jing

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Chinese.p: Shénàjuéduō
Chinese.title: Jñānagupta
Chinese.t: 闍那崛多
Chinese.s: 阇那崛多
Chinese.altname: Also known as:
Chinese.c2: 志德
Chinese.p2: Zhì Dé
Chinese.lang1_content: ज्ञानगुप्त
Chinese.lang1: Sanskrit

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: India
Place of birth: Gandhara
Place of death: Chang'an
Occupation: translator
Religion: Buddhism

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date of birth: 0523-01-01
Commons category: Jñānagupta

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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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