Second century Buddhist missionary to China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Shigao (Chinese: 安世高; pinyin: Ān Shìgāo) lived from 148-180 CE.[1] He was a Buddhist. And he helped translate Indian Buddhist texts into Chinese. According to legend, he was a prince of Parthia (modern Iran). He gave up being a prince to become a Buddhist missionary monk in China.[2]
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