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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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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
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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
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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
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Article · Español
Kumarajiva (Skt; Jpn Kumaraju) (344-413 dc.) fue un monje budista, erudito, misionero y traductor del Reino de Kucha (actual prefectura de Aksu, Xinjiang, China). Es visto como uno de los más grandes traductores del budismo chino. Según Lu Cheng, sus traducciones son "inigualables en términos de técnica de traducción o grado de fidelidad". Inicialmente se enfocó en las enseñanzas de las escuelas Sarvastivada, luego estudió con y finalmente se convirtió en adherente del budismo Mahayana, estudiando la doctrina Madhyamaka de Nāgārjuna. Después de dominar el idioma chino, se estableció como traductor y erudito en Chang'an (c. 401 EC). Era jefe de un equipo de traductores que incluía a su amanuense . Este equipo fue responsable de la traducción de muchos textos budistas en sánscrito al chino. También introdujo la escuela Madhyamaka de filosofía budista en China, que más tarde se llamaría (la "escuela de los Tres Tratados").hh
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