Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s4.t3.6

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Dai Kui (about 347 - 396 CE) Chinese celebrity in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, sculptor and painter. Styled ‘Andao’, he came from Zhixian, Qiaojun (present day Suxian, Anhui). He was very-learned and versatile, and lived in seclusion for the lifetime without officialdom. He once wrote ‘*On Clearing Doubts*’ to debate with the famous monk ‘*Huiyuan*’. ‘*Dai Kui*’ was good at painting, molding Buddha statues, and carefully listened to public opinions. “Dai Kui is adept in thinking and good at casting Buddha statues and sculpturing. He once made the wooden statue of ‘*Amitayus*’, 16 ft high, with