Dharmarakṣa
Sign in to save'''''' (; J. Jiku Hōgo; K. Ch'uk Pŏpho; c. 233–310) was one of the most important early translators of Mahayana sutras into Chinese. Several of his translations had profound effects on East Asian Buddhism. He is described in scriptural catalogues as Yuezhi in origin.
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- approximately 233
- Died
- approximately 310
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- 6
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'''''' (; J. Jiku Hōgo; K. Ch'uk Pŏpho; c. 233–310) was one of the most important early translators of Mahayana sutras into Chinese. Several of his translations had profound effects on East Asian Buddhism. He is described in scriptural catalogues as Yuezhi in origin.
==Life== His family lived at Dunhuang, where he was born around 233 CE. At the age of eight, he became a novice and took the Indian monk named Zhu Gaozuo () as his teacher.