Jnanayasas
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Jnanayasas was a Buddhist monk from Magadha
, northern India
. He was recognised by Emperor Wen of Sui China and taught the monks Yasogupta and Jnanagupta
.
He translated 7 scriptures in 51 fascicles, including:
Magadha
Magadha formed one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas or kingdoms in ancient India. The core of the kingdom was the area of Bihar south of the Ganga; its first capital was Rajagriha then Pataliputra...
, northern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was recognised by Emperor Wen of Sui China and taught the monks Yasogupta and Jnanagupta
Jnanagupta
Jñānagupta was an Afghan Buddhist monkJñānagupta was an Afghan Buddhist monkJñānagupta was an Afghan Buddhist monkKalhan's Rajtarangini The Saga of the Kings of Kashmir translation by R S Pandit Published by Sahitya Akademi ,Appendix D page 731 , ISBN:81-260-1236-6 from Gandhara who travelled...
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He translated 7 scriptures in 51 fascicles, including:
- Sutra of Great Compassion (大悲經)
- Sutra of Moon Store (月藏經)