Buddhabhadra (translator)

Buddhabhadra (translator)

Buddhabhadra (359-429)

Indian monk who was responsible for the first Chinese translation of the Flower Ornament Scripture in the Fifth Century AD. [1]

References

Cleary, Thomas, trans. The Flower Ornament Scripture: a Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra. Boston: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 1984. P. 2


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