The University of Nalanda c15.90

The University of Nālandā c15.90

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c15.90

These names, however, are taken from the works translated by him, under the name of Fa-tien. He translated 72 new works in 19 years (A.D. 982-1001) under his new name Fahien. Besides these, he translated the most popular work of the Mahāyāna Buddhism, viz., Sukhāvativyūha. In order to encourage others to work like Dharmadeva, the Emperor bestowed another title of Hhuen Kiao shan, even though Dharmadeva was dead.¹

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Sukhāvatīvyūha (larger) — Sanskrit