Sengrui

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Template:Use dmy dates Sengrui (Sēng ruì 僧睿; 371–438 CE) was a Buddhist monk and scholar.[1] He was born in what is now Henan. He became a monk at age 18, traveling extensively from age 24, meeting among others Dao An.[2]

He ended up in Changan, where he took part in Kumarajiva's translation project. Sengrui wrote the introduction to Kumarajiva's translation of the Lotus Sutra.[3] In fact, he is generally seen as one of four Kumarajiva's principal disciples.[4]

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  1. Kumar, Yukteshwar (2005), A History of Sino-Indian Relations: 1st Century A.D. to 7th Century A.D, APH Pub., p.111
  2. Kumar (2005), p.111
  3. Lai, Whalen (1991). "Tao Sheng's Theory of Sudden Enlightenment Re-examined". In Peter N. Gregory. Sudden and Gradual. Approaches to Enlightenment in Chinese Thought. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited. p. 180
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