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|bio=Sheng-chien 聖堅 308–407 was apparently greatly respected by Ch'i-fu Kuo-jen, the first ruler of Western Ch'in, who ordered him to make translations (according to the ''Li-tai-san-pao chi''). These translations, which are recorded in later catalogues (Sui and T'ang) as being 14 or 15 individual texts in 24 chüan, may have continued by Sheng-chien into the reign of Ch'i-fu Ch'ien-kuei, as indicated by the excerpt in the ''K'ai-yüan shih chiao lu''. In this latter record, the list of the titles for the translated sutras (none are extant now) attributed to the Western Ch'in, possibly to Sheng-chien, reveal at least one text translating the "Entering the Dharma World" (Ju-fa-chieh p'in) section of the ''Hua-yen sutra''.
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|bio=Sheng-chien 聖堅 was a greatly respected translator of Buddhist texts during the Western Ch'in (385–431 A.D.). He is believed to have translated sūtras (many of which are no longer extant), including the "Entering the Dharma World", or ''Gaṇḍavyūha Sūtra''. In the Taisho canon text number T294 is attributed to him.
 
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|YearBirth=388
 
|YearBirth=388

Revision as of 16:38, 1 September 2021

Sheng-chien on the DRL

English Phonetics Sheng-chien
Sort Name Sheng-chien
Chinese Script 聖堅
Chinese Transliteration Shèng jiān
Dates
Birth:   388
Death:   407


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Sheng-chien 聖堅 was a greatly respected translator of Buddhist texts during the Western Ch'in (385–431 A.D.). He is believed to have translated sūtras (many of which are no longer extant), including the "Entering the Dharma World", or Gaṇḍavyūha Sūtra. In the Taisho canon text number T294 is attributed to him.

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