Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t3.68
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t3.68
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Buddhacinga (232-348 CE) was an eminent monk from the Western Region who visited China in the late Western Jin Dynasty. His last name before pravrajana was Bo. Buddhacinga’s stories have been recorded in the 10ᵗʰ volume of *Biography of Eminent Monks*, “*Log of Buddhism and Taoism*” in *Book of Wei* and “*Biography of Buddhacinga*” in the *Book of Jin*. Buddhacinga himself made significant contribution in the dissemination progress of Buddhism in China.