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Kinkara

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<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.

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