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Kumārajīva

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

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.

Forms of Kumārajīva

alternative formKumarajiva

Questions about Kumārajīva

What does Kumārajīva mean?
Kumārajīva means buddhist monk (334–413 CE), scholar and translator from the Kingdom of Kucha, mostly remembered for translating Buddhist texts written in Sanskrit to Chinese.
What part of speech is Kumārajīva?
Kumārajīva is a proper noun.

Words near Kumārajīva in the dictionary

  1. Kumux
  2. Kumyk
  3. Kumyks
  4. kumys
  5. kumyshka
  6. Kumārajīva
  7. kun
  8. Kun'burudhoo
  9. kun-yomi
  10. kuna
  11. Kunaaveshi

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