Buddhabhadra, 359-429
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- found: The life of Nepalese buddhist master Buddhabhadra (359-429 CE.), 2009:t.p. (Buddhabhadra; b. 259; d. 429) pref. (Buddhist monk who travelled to China from Nepal in fifth century and translated Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures in Chinese language)
- found: http://www.encyclopedia.com, viewed on 24th July, 2009 :(Buddhabhadra; 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) - http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Buddhabhadra.html
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