| Prajñā | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 般若三藏 | ||||||
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| Also known as: | |||||||
| Chinese | 般若 | ||||||
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| Sanskrit name | |||||||
| Sanskrit | प्रज्ञा | ||||||
Prajñā (Chinese:般若三藏 or 般若;pinyin:Bōrě Sāncáng or Bō Rě, 734[1]), was a 9th-centuryBuddhist monk born inKapisa, near modernKabul, Afghanistan.[2]
He visitedTang China and contributed several important retranslations of Sanskritsutras into Chinese. Some of his main works are:
Prajñā reportedly befriended the Japanese monkKūkai, future founder ofShingon Buddhism, during his pilgrimage to China. He is said to have helped Kūkai learn and understand Sanskrit source texts. He also studied at the monastery ofNalanda in modern-day India.[3]
According to theZhenyuan Catalogue, Prajñā translated a work known as theSatparamita Sutra into Chinese with the help of the Christian monkJingjing. This work does not survive.[4]