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− | [康僧会] (d. 280) (PY [[Kangsenghui]]; Jpn [[Kosoe]]) | + | [[康僧会]] (d. 280) (PY [[Kangsenghui]]; Jpn [[Kosoe]]) |
− | A [[monk]] originally of Sogdiana in | + | A [[monk]] originally of [[Sogdiana]] in {{Wiki|Central Asia}}. His family had moved to {{Wiki|Indochina}} [[because of]] his father's business. There he lost both [[parents]] and decided to become a [[monk]]. In 247 he went to [[Chien-yeh]], the {{Wiki|capital}} of Wu, one of the {{Wiki|Three Kingdoms}} of {{Wiki|China}} at the [[time]], and there propagated [[Buddhism]]. He was revered by {{Wiki|Sun}} Ch'yan, the [[ruler]] of Wu, who built a [[temple]] called [[Chien-ch'u-ssu]] for him. There he taught [[Buddhism]] and translated [[Buddhist]] [[sutras]]. He is known for a {{Wiki|Chinese}} translation of the [[Sutra of Collected Birth Stories]] concerning the Practice of the [[Six Paramitas]]. |
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K'ang-seng-hui
康僧会 (d. 280) (PY Kangsenghui; Jpn Kosoe)
A monk originally of Sogdiana in Central Asia. His family had moved to Indochina because of his father's business. There he lost both parents and decided to become a monk. In 247 he went to Chien-yeh, the capital of Wu, one of the Three Kingdoms of China at the time, and there propagated Buddhism. He was revered by Sun Ch'yan, the ruler of Wu, who built a temple called Chien-ch'u-ssu for him. There he taught Buddhism and translated Buddhist sutras. He is known for a Chinese translation of the Sutra of Collected Birth Stories concerning the Practice of the Six Paramitas.