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Definition[1]
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佛陀扇多 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.
Definition[2]
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Buddhaśānta, of Central India, translator of some ten works from 525-539.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
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梵名 Buddhaśānta。意譯覺定。北魏譯經僧。北天竺人。神悟聰敏,博通內外。北魏宣武帝永平元年(508),奉敕與菩提流支、勒那摩提於洛陽殿內翻譯世親之十地經論,四年始成。未久,往白馬寺,於孝明帝正光六年(525)譯出如來獅子吼經。後移居鄴都金華寺。東魏元象二年(539)譯出十法經等。所譯之經,凡十部,十一卷。後不知所終。〔十地經論序、歷代三寶紀卷九、華嚴經傳記卷二、開元釋教錄卷六、釋氏稽古略卷二〕
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佛光電子大辭典
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