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Prajñā (), was an important 9th century Buddhist monk from Gandhara (born in the area of modern Kabul, Afghanistan). He visited Tang China and contributed several important retranslations of Sanskrit sutras into Chinese. Some of his main works are: * The ''Avatamsaka Sutra'' () * The Heart Sutra () * The ''Mahayana Sutra of Mind Meditation from the Jataka tales'' () Prajñā reportedly befriended the Japanese monk Kūkai, future founder of Shingon Buddhism, during his pilgrimage to China. He is said to have helped Kūkai learn and understand Sanskrit source texts. ==See also== *Silk Road transmission of Buddhism 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prajna (Buddhist monk)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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