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Kumārajīva, whose name in his native language is written as कুমारजीव and 鳩摩羅什, was a male human born in 344 and died in 413. He served as a translator, writer, and monk within the Buddhist tradition. His religious and philosophical work was associated with the Madhyamaka and Prajñāpāramitā movements. He held citizenship in the Eastern Jin dynasty and Later Qin.
His notable works include the 妙法蓮華經, 妙法蓮華經科註, 阿弥陀经白话解释, 佛說阿彌陀經, and 金剛般若波羅密經. He had students named Daosheng, Sengzhao, and Sengrui. He died in Chang'an. His life and work are described in the Book of Jin.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kumārajīva is referenced by 2,284 other articles, and connects out to Korean Buddhism, Mahāprajñāpāramitāupadeśa and translation.
Vinony files it under 344 births, 413 deaths and 4th-century Buddhist monks.
Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 344
- Died
- 413
- Works
- 135
Top works
- 妙法蓮華經
- 妙法蓮華經科註
- 阿弥陀经白话解释
- 佛說阿彌陀經
- 金剛般若波羅密經
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Person.name
- Kumārajīva
- Person.image
- Kumarajiva at Kizil Caves, Kuqa (cropped).jpg
- Person.birth_date
- 344 CE
- Person.caption
- The Statue of Kumārajīva in front of the Kizil Caves in Kuqa County, Xinjiang, China
- Person.birth_place
- Kucha (now Kuqa, China)
- Person.death_date
- 413 CE (aged 68-69)
- Person.death_place
- Chang'an, Later Qin (now Xi'an, China)
- Person.known
- Translation of Buddhist texts written in Sanskrit to Chinese, founder of the Sanlun school of Mahayana Buddhism
- Person.occupation
- Buddhist monk, scholar, translator, and philosopher
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Later Qin
- Place of birth
- Kucha
- Place of death
- Chang'an
- Occupation
- writer
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Movement
- Prajñāpāramitā
- Image
- Kumarajiva at Kizil Caves, Kuqa (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 0344-00-00
- date of death
- 0413-01-01
- Commons category
- Kumarajiva
- Commons Creator page
- Kumarajiva
- described by source
- Book of Jin
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- name in native language
- 鳩摩羅什
Sources (2)
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Article · Deutsch
Kumārajīva (chinesisch 鳩摩羅什 / 鸠摩罗什, Pinyin Jiūmóluóshí, W.-G. Chiu1-mo2-lo2-shih2, jap. Kumarajū; * 343; † 413) war ein im zentralasiatischen Königreich Kucha geborener Mönch und Gelehrter. Mit zu seinen wichtigsten Arbeiten gilt die Übersetzung des Lotos-Sutra aus dem Sanskrit ins Chinesische. Diese Übersetzung gilt allgemein als die authentischste und genaueste und bildete die theoretische Grundlage vieler chinesischer und japanischer Schulen des Mahayana-Buddhismus.
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