# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paramartha
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:06:48.462Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paramartha"
name: "Paramartha"
slug: "paramartha"
description: "Paramārtha was an Indian monk from Ujjain, who is best known for his prolific Chinese translations of Buddhist texts during the Six Dynasties era. He is known as one of the four great translators in Chinese Buddhist history. He is also known for the various oral commentaries he gave on his translations which were written down by his disciples. Some of Paramārtha's influential translations include Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakośa, Asaṅga’s Mahāyānasaṃgraha, and Dignāga's Ālambanaparīkṣā & Hastavālaprakaraṇa."
tagline: "Indian Buddhist monk and translator active in China (499–569)"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "academics"
profileType:
  name: "Academic"
  slug: "academic"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "499"
deathDate: "569"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.37376133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "পরমার্থ"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Param%C4%81rtha_(moine)"
    title: "Paramārtha (moine)"
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  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramartha"
    title: "Paramartha"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Param%C4%81rtha"
    title: "Paramārtha"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramartha"
    title: "Paramartha"
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    title: "Paramartha"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump