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"Jnanagupta" (Sanskrit Sanskrit; Chinese Chinese 闍那崛多 or 志德) was a Buddhist Buddhist monk from Gandhara Gandhara who travelled to China China and was recognised by Emperor Wen Emperor Wen of the Sui Sui dynasty.
He is said to have brought with him 260 sutras in Sanskrit Sanskrit, and was supported in translating these in to Chinese by the emperor.
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The Year 591 AD In the year 591 AD Cadwallon, king of Gwynedd was born.
In the year 591 AD Jnanagupta translated the Vimalakirti Sutra into Chinese.
In the year 591 AD Agilulf married Theodelinda and is made king of the Lombards.
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The form of construction is strict, but it is easy to read.
Another Chinese version translated by Jnanagupta and Dharmagupta in A.D. 601 is the third one still in existence.
The Lotus Sutra was spoken by Shakyamuni Buddha before he entered Nirvana.
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In Buddhist tradition, it is generally referred to as the teaching of the Buddha.
He translated the Lotus Sutra in A.D. 601 jointly with Jnanagupta.
One of the Hinayana sect, a subdivision of Sarvastivadah, developed from Mahisasakah and located in northwest India and Central Asia.
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 Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism: Supplemented Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law
One of the three extant Chinese versions of the Lotus Sutra, translated in 601 by Jnanagupta and Dharmagupta.
For example, the content of the "Devadatta" chapter in Kumarajiva's version is included in the preceding chapter, "Treasure Tower" (eleventh), in Jnanagupta and Dharmagupta's translation; accordingly the Supplemented Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law has only twenty-seven chapters while the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law has twenty-eight.
Furthermore, the "Parable of the Medicinal Herbs" chapter of the Jnanagupta-Dharmagupta version contains an additional parable not found in Kumarajiva's translation.
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