Kumārajīva
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Kuchan Buddist monk and translator
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Why Is Kumārajīva Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Kumārajīva was a Buddhist monk, scholar, missionary and translator from Kucha . Kumārajīva is seen as one of the greatest translators of Chinese Buddhism. According to Lu Cheng, Kumarajiva's translations are "unparalleled either in terms of translation technique or degree of fidelity".
