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Definition[1]

Buddhaśānta. A north Indian monk who went to China in 511 ce where he cooperated with Bodhiruci in translating the Daśabhūmika Sūtra. Later he worked on a version of the Mahāyāna-saṃgraha and other texts.

Source
A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)
Definition[2]

佛陀扇多 [py] Fótuóshànduō [wg] Fo-t'o-shan-to [ko] 불타선다 Pult'asŏnda [ja] ブッダセンタ Buddasenta ||| Buddhaśānta, whose name is translated into Chinese according to its meaning as Jueding 覺定. Originally from northern India, he came in 511 to the Northern Wei, where he cooperated with Bodhiruci 菩提流支 and Ratnamati 勒那摩提 in the translation of the Daśabhūmika-śāstra 十地經論. He later resided at White Horse Temple, where he translated the Mahāyāna-saṃgraha 攝大乘論 and other texts. His dates of birth and death are unclear.

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