Sanghapala
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Sanghapāla (506–518 CE) was a famous Khmer monk who traveled to Southern and Northern Dynasties China.
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Sanghapala ភិក្ខុសង្ឃបាល | |
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Title | Preah Phikho |
Personal | |
Born | 460 |
Died | 524 (age 65) |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Cambodian |
School | Theravada ? |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Guṇavṛddhī |
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He, along with the fellow Funan monk, Mandrasena, translated Buddhist scriptures such as the Vimuttimagga or Path to Freedom into Chinese.[1]: 58, 92
He is one of the only two Cambodian monks whose translations currently figure in the Tripitaka.[2]