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Also known as Daoan, Tao-an, Taoan, Shi Dao'an, Shi Tao-an, Shi Daoan, Shi Taoan, Shi-tao-an

'''Dao'an''' (; 312–385) was a Buddhist monk, author and bibliographer, during the Eastern Jin dynasty. He was from what is now Hebei. His main importance was that of overseer of translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, organizer of the Chinese sangha, author of exegetical works and compiler of the most important early catalogue of Chinese Buddhist translation in 374. Although this catalogue is itself lost, Sengyou reproduces much of it in his catalogue (T2145) completed in 515.

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Religious biography.name
Dao'an
Religious biography.native_name
道安
Religious biography.native_name_lang
zh
Religious biography.image
Daoan.jpg
Religious biography.religion
Buddhism
Religious biography.temple
White Horse TempleTanxi TempleWuchong Temple (379–385)
Religious biography.dharma_names
Dao'an
Religious biography.nationality
Chinese
Religious biography.birth_date
312
Religious biography.birth_place
Jizhou District, Hengshui, Hebei, China
Religious biography.death_place
Chang'an, Shaanxi, China
Religious biography.teacher
Fotucheng ()
Religious biography.students
HuiyuanHuichi
Religious biography.background
FFD068

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'''Dao'an''' (; 312–385) was a Buddhist monk, author and bibliographer, during the Eastern Jin dynasty. He was from what is now Hebei. His main importance was that of overseer of translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese, organizer of the Chinese sangha, author of exegetical works and compiler of the most important early catalogue of Chinese Buddhist translation in 374. Although this catalogue is itself lost, Sengyou reproduces much of it in his catalogue (T2145) completed in 515.

Dao'an is thought of as the founder of the cult of Maitreya in China.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dao'an” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.