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Buddhabhadra
Buddhabhadra (359–429). A north Indian monk and scholar who joined the monastic order at age 17 and thereafter concentrated on the study of meditation and monastic law (Vinaya). In 408 he relocated to China at the invitation of the clergy there, where he set to work as a translator. At first, he settled in the capital city Ch'ang-an, but because of disagreements with Kumārajīva, another renowned foreign translator, he left with some 40 disciples and went first to Lu-shan, where he worked closely with the scholar-monk Lu-shan Hui-yüan (344–416), and then to the southern capital Chien-k'ang (modern Nanking). Working at first in cooperation with Chinese monks, and later on his own, he produced thirteen works in approximately 125 fascicles. Among the most significant of these are the Nirvāṇa Sūtra and the Mahāsaṃghika-vinaya (both with Fa-hsien), and the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (or Hua-yen ching).
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Buddhabhadra." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Buddhabhadra." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Buddhabhadra.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Buddhabhadra." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Buddhabhadra.html |
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Buddhabhadra
Buddhabhadra (359–429). Buddhist Sarvāstivāda monk, who was born in Kashmir, and entered the saṅgha at 17. He met Chih-yen, who advised him to go to China. There he translated basic works (e.g. Mahāparinirvānasūtra and Vināya-piṭaka), but came into conflict with Kumārajīva monks, and took refuge, away from the capital, in Lu-shan. There he became an interpreter of the teaching of Huiyuan.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Buddhabhadra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Buddhabhadra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Buddhabhadra.html JOHN BOWKER. "Buddhabhadra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Buddhabhadra.html |
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