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| + | A priest of [[Esoteric Buddhism]] who lived in [[China]] in the eighth century. | ||
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| + | According to one account, [[Han-kuang]] was a native of [[India]]. | ||
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| + | A [[senior disciple of Pu-k'ung]] (Skt [[Amoghavajra]]), a [[patriarch of Esoteric Buddhism]], he traveled to [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]] with his [[teacher]]. | ||
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| + | After returning to [[China]], he lived at [[Pao-shou-ssu]] [[temple]] in [[Ch'ang-an]], the {{Wiki|capital}}, and assisted [[Pu-k'ung]] in various [[activities]] including the translation of [[Sanskrit]] [[Buddhist scriptures]] into {{Wiki|Chinese}}. | ||
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| + | He was regarded as foremost among the forty-nine most [[virtuous]] {{Wiki|priests}} of [[Ta-hsing-shan-ssu temple]], the largest of the [[temples]] in [[Ch'ang-an]]. | ||
| − | + | With [[Pu-k'ung]], he built [[Chin-ko-ssu]], or [[Gold Pavilion Temple]], on [[Mount Wu-t'ai]] and made it a center of [[Esoteric Buddhism]]. | |
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<poem>
Han-kuang
含光 (n.d.) (PY Hanguang; Jpn Ganko)
A priest of Esoteric Buddhism who lived in China in the eighth century.
According to one account, Han-kuang was a native of India.
A senior disciple of Pu-k'ung (Skt Amoghavajra), a patriarch of Esoteric Buddhism, he traveled to India and Sri Lanka with his teacher.
After returning to China, he lived at Pao-shou-ssu temple in Ch'ang-an, the capital, and assisted Pu-k'ung in various activities including the translation of Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures into Chinese.
He was regarded as foremost among the forty-nine most virtuous priests of Ta-hsing-shan-ssu temple, the largest of the temples in Ch'ang-an.
With Pu-k'ung, he built Chin-ko-ssu, or Gold Pavilion Temple, on Mount Wu-t'ai and made it a center of Esoteric Buddhism. <poem>
