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An Fa-ch'in

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An Fa-ch'in
[安法欽] (n.d.) (PY An Faqin; Jpn An-hokin)

    A priest from Parthia in western Asia who was active in China as a translator from the late third through the early fourth century. He went to Lo-yang in China from his native Parthia, where he translated five Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures into Chinese, including The Story of King Ashoka. "An" in his name refers to An-hsi, the Chinese name for Parthia, a state that stretched from northwest India to Persia.

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