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Kumārajīva

Kuchan Buddhist monk and translator (344-413)

  • Fame54.6
  • Momentum0.2
  • Wikipedia11.1K
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Lived 344–413, aged 69China
ChinaChinaWritersWriter / Author
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    43 languages
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  • Era
    344–413
    Aged 69
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Updated 2026-06-19

Kumārajīva was a Buddhist monk, scholar, missionary and translator. from the Kingdom of Kucha. Kumārajīva is seen as one of the greatest translators of Chinese Buddhism and a pivotal figure in the development of literary Buddhist Chinese. According to Lu Cheng, Kumarajiva's translations are "unparalleled either in terms of translation technique or degree of fidelity".

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