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I-ching

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

I-ching (635–713). Chinese Buddhist monk, pilgrim to India, and translator of the T'ang dynasty period. An admirer of earlier pilgrims such as Fa-hsien and Hsüan-tsang, he took the southern maritime route to India in the year 671, and remained there until 695 (with the exception of one return trip to Canton in 689 to recruit assistants). He came back with approximately 400 Buddhist scriptures and treatises, was honoured and given support by Empress Wu Tse-t'ien for his translation activities, and by the time of his death, had produced translations of 56 works in 230 fascicles. He also wrote of his experiences travelling among the archipelagos of south-east Asia, where he had visited more than 30 kingdoms. Together with Hsüan-tsang (596–664), Kumārajīva (343–413), and Paramārtha (499–569), he is considered one of the ‘four great translators’ of Chinese Buddhism.

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I-Ching

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

I-Ching (Jap., Gijō; 635–713). Chinese Buddhist monk and traveller. He entered the religious life when young, and travelled to India in 671. His journey took him through more than thirty countries, and he returned in 695 with relics and images, and also with texts which he set about translating, completing fifty-six works before he died. He also wrote a record of his travels, Nankai-kiki-den. He was given the title of sanzō (san-tsang), one well-versed in Buddhist teaching.

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I-Ching

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

I-Ching see Book of Changes .

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