Jiumoluoshi (Kumārajīva)

Kumārajīva (344–413) grew up in Kucha and studied Buddhist teachings in Central Asia and Kashmir. After years of detention in Liangzhou, he reached Chang'an in 401, where the Later Qin ruler Yao Xing supported his translation work. Working with Chinese monks, including Sengzhao, he produced influential versions of the Lotus Sūtra, Diamond Sūtra and Vimalakīrti Sūtra. His translations of Madhyamaka treatises supplied the textual basis for the later Sanlun tradition.

鳩摩羅什 · 姚秦 · 344-413

Also known as: 羅什

Works and Translations

• 大智度論
• 佛垂般涅槃略說教誡經

Part of: Start Here: Reading the Chinese Buddhist Canon, Mind-Only and the Middle Way: Yogācāra and Madhyamaka in China