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'''Buddhasvāmin''' was a ]n ] monk and famous scholar from the kingdom of ]. During part of the 4th century CE, he presideded over all Buddhist temples and nunneries in Kucha.
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'''Buddhasvāmin''' was a Kuchean ]n ] monk and great scholar who presided over all of ]'s Buddhist temples and nunneries during part of the fourth century.


His famous disciple ] later became a ]n and moved to ], then capital of ], to become one of Buddhism's most prolific and noted translators. Buddhasvāmin's disciple ] later became an adherent of the Mahayana teaching, and later moved to ], then capital of ], where he became one of Buddhism's most noted translators.


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Latest revision as of 04:31, 4 February 2024

Buddhasvāmin was a Sarvastivadan Buddhist monk and famous scholar from the kingdom of Kucha. During part of the 4th century CE, he presideded over all Buddhist temples and nunneries in Kucha.

Buddhasvāmin's disciple Kumārajīva later became an adherent of the Mahayana teaching, and later moved to Chang'an, then capital of China, where he became one of Buddhism's most noted translators.

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