Difference between revisions of "Kinkara"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
[[吉迦夜]] (n.d.) (Skt; Jpn [[Kikkaya]]) | [[吉迦夜]] (n.d.) (Skt; Jpn [[Kikkaya]]) | ||
| − | A [[monk]] from | + | A [[monk]] from {{Wiki|Central Asia}} who translated [[Buddhist texts]] in {{Wiki|China}}. In 472, together with [[T'an-yao]], who held the position of national director of the {{Wiki|clergy}}, [[Kinkara]] translated the [[Storehouse of Various Treasures Sutra]] and [[A History of the Buddha's Successors]]. |
{{R}} | {{R}} | ||
[http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=1194 www.sgilibrary.org] | [http://www.sgilibrary.org/search_dict.php?id=1194 www.sgilibrary.org] | ||
[[Category:Buddhist monasteries in China]] | [[Category:Buddhist monasteries in China]] | ||
Revision as of 09:49, 21 September 2015
<poem> Kinkara 吉迦夜 (n.d.) (Skt; Jpn Kikkaya)
A monk from Central Asia who translated Buddhist texts in China. In 472, together with T'an-yao, who held the position of national director of the clergy, Kinkara translated the Storehouse of Various Treasures Sutra and A History of the Buddha's Successors.
