Sheng-chien

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Sheng-chien on the DRL

English Phonetics Sheng-chien
Sort Name Sheng-chien
Chinese Script 聖堅
Chinese Transliteration Shèng jiān
Alternate names
  • Shèng jiān


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Biographical Information

Sheng-chien 聖堅 was a greatly respected translator of Buddhist texts during the Western Ch'in (385–431 CE). 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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