Bianji
Bianji | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 辯機 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 辨机 | ||
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Bianji (fl. 7th century) was a Buddhist monk who lived in the Tang Dynasty. He was also the translator and author of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions. Little is known about his life, apart from that he translated several Buddhist scriptures and sutras. He was executed by Emperor Taizong for having an illicit affair with the emperor's daughter Princess Gaoyang.
References[]
- Zhang Xiuping et al. (1993). 100 Books That Influenced China: Da Tang Xiyu Ji. Nanning: Guangxi Renmin Press. ISBN 7-219-02339-1. p. 392-398.
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- Chinese travel writers
- Tang dynasty Buddhist monks
- 7th-century deaths
- 649 deaths
- Tang dynasty writers
- Executed Tang dynasty people
- 7th-century executions by the Tang dynasty
- People executed by cutting in half
- Medieval travel writers
- Chinese Buddhist monks
- Tang dynasty Buddhists
- 7th-century Buddhists