Kumārajīva

See also: Kumarajiva

English

Alternative forms

• Kumarajiva

Proper noun

Kumārajīva

1. Buddhist monk (334–413 CE), scholar and translator from the Kingdom of Kucha, mostly remembered for translating Buddhist texts written in Sanskrit to Chinese.

Translations

Buddhist monk

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鳩摩羅什 / 鸠摩罗什 (zh) (Jiūmóluóshí)

• Russian: Кумараджива m (Kumaradživa)