Sanghapāla
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- Identification
- Biography
- Legacy: the Chinese translation of lost Pali texts
- Bibliography
- See also
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Sanghapāla (466–524 CE) was a famous Khmer monk who traveled to Southern and Northern Dynasties China.
He, along with the fellow Funan monk, Mandrasena, translated Buddhist scriptures such as the Vimuttimagga or Path to Freedom into Chinese.
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