Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s4.t2.22

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Śrīmitra [Bo Shilimiduoluo, 3^rd^~4^th^ century CE] paraphrased as Good Friend, was also briefly called Shimili. People of the time called him “Bema”. He was a monk and translator of Buddhist scriptures who lived between the 3^rd^ and 4^th^ centuries and came to China during Jin Dynasty.