Yijing
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Yijing was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, and translator renowned for his extensive travels to India and Southeast Asia to study and transmit Buddhist teachings.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scholar
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Chinese Buddhist monk ⓘ pilgrim ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
documentation of Buddhist practices in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
transmission of Buddhism from India to China ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| era | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist studies
ⓘ
translation of religious texts ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese understanding of Indian Buddhism
ⓘ
later East Asian Buddhist scholarship ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to understanding of Buddhist monastic discipline
ⓘ
detailed travel records of India and Southeast Asia ⓘ translation of Buddhist scriptures into Chinese ⓘ traveling to India to study Buddhism ⓘ traveling to Southeast Asia to study Buddhism ⓘ |
| languageSkill |
Chinese
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Pali NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Buddhism in Tang China ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Account of Buddhism Sent from the South Seas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Record of Buddhist Practices Sent Home from the Southern Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
monk
ⓘ
scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInBuddhism |
documenter of monastic customs
ⓘ
transmitter of Buddhist teachings ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of Buddhism in India
ⓘ
history of Buddhism in Southeast Asia ⓘ history of Srivijaya ⓘ history of Tang-era Buddhist contacts with India ⓘ |
| studied |
Buddhist monastic discipline (Vinaya)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddhist scriptures ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
India
NERFINISHED
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Nalanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Srivijaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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