高僧傳 2.21

2.21

Earlier, another name of Kumārajīva was Kumārajīva (Jiumoluoqipo). When creating names in foreign countries, they mostly base them on the father and mother. Kumārajīva's father was Kumārāyaṇa and his mother's name was Jīva, so he took from both to make his name. However, regarding the year and month of Kumārajīva's death, various records differ: some say the seventh year of Hongshi, some say the eighth year, and some say the eleventh year. Examining this, 'seven' and 'eleven' may be scribal errors. Furthermore, among the catalogues and biographies of translation works, there is still mention of the first year. Fearing to blindly echo the three traditions, there is no way to settle it decisively.