zhī​chèn

Zhi Chen

Senses

支谶/ 支讖 zhī​chèn Zhi Chen

(abbreviation) Lokaksema (born c. 147 CE), a Kushan Buddhist monk from the Yuezhi kingdom who traveled to Luoyang during the Eastern Han Dynasty and became the first known monk to translate Mahayana scriptures into Chinese; known for works such as the "Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra" and for his collaboration with 竺朔佛 zhú​shuò​fó

References

abbreviation 支谶/支讖 支娄迦谶/支婁迦讖
see 支谶/支讖 竺朔佛/竺朔佛