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An Shigao

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Second century Parthian Buddhist missionary to China

Lived 101 to 168 · aged 67
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An Shigao was an early Buddhist missionary to China, and the earliest known translator of Indian Buddhist texts into Chinese.

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Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.

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An Shigao was an early Buddhist missionary to China, and the earliest known translator of Indian Buddhist texts into Chinese. According to legend, he was a prince of Parthia, nicknamed the "Parthian Marquess", who renounced his claim to the royal throne of Parthia in order to serve as a Buddhist missionary monk in China.

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Lived 101 to 168 · aged 67
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