Bruker:Ranværing/Kladd13

394–468) Indian scholar-monk and major scriptural translator of the Liu Song 劉宋 period. His work had a major impact on the development of East Asian Buddhist doctrine, and he was revered by the royalty of Henan as a great sage, where he was referred to as the Mahāyāna Master 摩訶衍法師. His name is translated into Chinese according to its meaning as 德賢 and 功德賢. 〔高僧傳 T 2059.50.344a5〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, JEBD, Hirakawa,Yokoi, Gaosengzhuan, JEBD, Iwanami]