Kumārajīva 鳩摩羅什 [Chiu mo lo shih]

Kumārajīva 鳩摩羅什 [Chiu mo lo shih]

periode: 344-414

 

Kumārajīva was a Buddhist monk, scholar, missionary and translator from the Kingdom of Kucha (present-day Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China). Kumārajīva is seen as one of the greatest translators of Chinese Buddhism. According to Lu Cheng, Kumarajiva's translations are "unparalleled either in terms of translation technique or degree of fidelity".

Kumārajīva first studied teachings of the Sarvastivadin schools, later studied under Buddhasvāmin, and finally became an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism, studying the Mādhyamaka doctrine of Nāgārjuna. After mastering the Chinese language, Kumārajīva settled as a translator and scholar in Chang'an (c. 401 CE).[3] He was the head of a team of translators which included his amanuensis Sengrui. This team was responsible for the translation of many Sanskrit Buddhist texts into Chinese. (Bron: wikipedia)

 

Klassieke teksten

- vertaler van de Miaofa lianhua jing (Lotus sutra)
- vertaler van de Ēmítuó Jīng (Amitabha sutra)
- vertaler van de Shou leng yan Sanmei Jīng (Śūraṃgama samādhi sūtra)
- vertaler van de Weimojie suoshuo jing (Vimalakīrti Sūtra)

- Wikipedia: Kumārajīva
- Wikipedia: Lotus sutra
- Wikipedia: Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
- Wikipedia: Pure land buddhism
- Wikipedia: Vimalakirti sutra
- Wikipedia: Śūraṅgama Samādhi Sūtra
- Wikipedia: Śūraṃgamasamādhisūtra - The Concentration of Heroic Progress (over het boek van Étienne Lamotte)

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