Lokaksema (Buddhist monk)

Lokakṣema (लोकक्षेम, Chinese: 支婁迦讖; pinyin: Zhī Lóujiāchèn) (flourished 147–189) was a Kushan Buddhist monk from Gandhara who traveled to China during the Han dynasty and translated Buddhist texts into Chinese, and, as such, is an important figure in Chinese Buddhism.

Lokaksema
Born147 CE
Occupation(s)Buddhist monk, scholar, translator, and missionary
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