Kumārajīva
![The Statue of Kumārajīva in front of the [[Kizil Caves]] in [[Kuqa County]], [[Xinjiang]], [[China]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Kumarajiva_at_Kizil_Caves%2C_Kuqa.jpg)
Kumārajīva first studied teachings of the Sarvastivadin schools, later studied under Buddhasvāmin, and finally became an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism, studying the Mādhyamaka doctrine of Nāgārjuna. After mastering the Chinese language, Kumārajīva settled as a translator and scholar in Chang'an (c. 401 CE). He was the head of a team of translators which included his amanuensis Sengrui. This team was responsible for the translation of many Sanskrit Buddhist texts into Chinese.
Kumārajīva also introduced the Madhyamaka school of Buddhist philosophy into China which would later be called Sanlun (the "Three Treatise school"). Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 1994
Superior document: Studia philologica Buddhica. Occasional paper series 8
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Published: 1965
Superior document: Mélanges chinois et bouddhiques volume 13
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Published: 1999
Superior document: Buddhist traditions series volume 42