Memoirs of Eminent Monks

compilation of biographies of Buddhist monks by Huijiao in Sichuan circa 530, from the introduction of Buddhism to China up to the Liang Dynasty
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Memoirs of Eminent Monks

Summary

Memoirs of Eminent Monks is a Buddhist text[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks authored Huijiao[3].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's instance of is recorded as Buddhist text[4].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's genre is hagiography[5].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's genre is biography[6].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's Commons category is recorded as 高僧傳[7].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[8].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's catalog code is recorded as 2059[9].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks was released on 530[10].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Kasyapa Matanga[11].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as An Shigao[12].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Lokaksema[13].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Saṃghavarman[14].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Kang Senghui[15].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Dharmarakṣa[16].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Kumārajīva[17].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Buddhabhadra[18].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Dharmakṣema[19].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Faxian[20].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Kalayasas[21].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Guṇabhadra[22].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Zhu Zixing[23].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Q17040610[24].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Zhi Dun[25].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Dao'an[26].
  • Memoirs of Eminent Monks's characters is recorded as Q11599491[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Memoirs of Eminent Monks authored Huijiao[3].

Publication

Memoirs of Eminent Monks was released on 530[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[8]. Genres include hagiography[5] and biography[6].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Memoirs of Eminent Monks include The Song History of Great Monks[28], a literary work[29], written by Zànníng[30] and Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks[31], a Buddhist text[32], written by Dàoxuān[33].

Why It Matters

Memoirs of Eminent Monks has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include The Song History of Great Monks[28], a literary work[29], written by Zànníng[30] and Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks[31], a Buddhist text[32], written by Dàoxuān[33].

References

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  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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