Buddhist translation movement

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Buddhist_translation_movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	art movement
gptkbp:focusesOn	translation of Buddhist texts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	preservation of Buddhist teachings cultural exchange between India and East Asia development of Buddhist philosophy in East Asia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Buddhist translation movement
gptkbp:impact	linguistic innovation creation of new Buddhist schools development of Buddhist canons influence on East Asian culture
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Chinese gptkb:Korean gptkb:Pali gptkb:Sanskrit gptkb:Tibetan Japanese Mongolian Central Asian languages
gptkbp:method	bilingual glossaries collaborative translation teams preliminary oral translation review by Buddhist monks
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Diamond_Sutra gptkb:Tripitaka gptkb:Pure_Land_sutras gptkb:Mahaprajnaparamita_Sutra gptkb:Sutra_of_Forty-two_Chapters gptkb:Avatamsaka_Sutra gptkb:Heart_Sutra gptkb:Lankavatara_Sutra gptkb:Lotus_Sutra gptkb:Mahayana_sutras gptkb:Platform_Sutra gptkb:Surangama_Sutra gptkb:Vimalakirti_Sutra Abhidharma texts Vinaya texts
gptkbp:period	1st century BCE to 11th century CE
gptkbp:purpose	spread of Buddhism making Buddhist texts accessible
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Central_Asia gptkb:China gptkb:Japan gptkb:Korea gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Silk_Road gptkb:Japanese_Buddhist_canon gptkb:Korean_Buddhist_canon gptkb:Dunhuang_manuscripts Chinese Buddhist canon
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Tibetan_kings Chinese emperors Buddhist monasteries Central Asian rulers
gptkbp:translatedInto	gptkb:Kumārajīva gptkb:Xuanzang gptkb:An_Shigao gptkb:Śikṣānanda gptkb:Bodhiruci gptkb:Dharmarakṣa gptkb:Paramārtha gptkb:Yijing
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mahāvyutpatti_Tantra gptkb:The_Memorial_Presenting_a_List_of_Newly_Translated_Sutras_and_Treatises
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7