Bianji

Bianji

Bianji (zh-tspw|t=辯機|s=辨机|p=Biàn Jī|w=Pien Chi, fl. 7th century) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, translator and the author of "Great Tang Records on the Western Regions" lived during the Tang Dynasty. Little is known about his life, he was a translator of several Buddhist scriptures and sutras before he was executed by Emperor Taizong, who was angry about his affair with Emperor Taizong's daughter Princess Gaoyang.

References

* Zhang Xiuping et al (1993). "100 Books That Influenced China: Da Tang Xiyu Ji". Nanning: Guangxi Renmin Press. ISBN 7-219-02339-1. p. 392-398.


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