Dao An
Dao An (; 312-385) was a Buddhist monk of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, originating from what is now Hebei Province. Mainly important today as a translator of Buddhist scripture. He was active in Xiangyang until the Former Qin ruler Fu Jian ?? captured the city in 379 and had Dao An brought to live in Changan. He spent the last years of life translating and interpreting scripture as well as compiling a catalogue of scriptures. He also advocated monks and nuns taking Shi ? as a surname, from the Chinese for Sakyamuni (?????).
External links
fr:Dao'an
it:Dào'?n
pl:Daoan
Source: Wikipedia | The above article is available under the GNU FDL. | Edit this article
|
Search for
Dao An
in Tutorials
|
|
Search for
Dao An
in Encyclopedia
|
|
Search for
Dao An
in Dictionary
|
|
Search for
Dao An
in Open Directory
|
|
Search for
Dao An
in Store
|
|
Search for
Dao An
in PriceGig
|
|
Encyclopedia
top
